Hajipur

Hajipur (/ˈhɑːdjipʊər/ Hājīpur ) is the largest city and headquarters of Vaishali district of Tirhut Division in Indian state of Bihar. Hajipur is 11th leading city and 14th most populous city of the State, making it the second fastest developing city next to Patna. It has an total population of 4.43 lakh as per census 2011. Vaishali district (also known as Hajipur district), is ranked 8th on a list of 38 districts in Bihar in terms of growth.

The city is known for producing bananas.Patna, the capital of Bihar is only 10 km from Hajipur. The metropolis of Patna comprises PRDA area, includes Hajipur.Mahatma Gandhi Setu, one of the longest bridges in the world, links it to Patna. After Patna, it is the fastest developing city in bihar, primarily because of its close proximity to Patna (just 10 km). There has been plans to expand Patna to Greater Patna, by absorbing Hajipur and other surrounding towns in it.

Hajipur Industrial Area is a developing Business Hub in the northern part of the state. From 1869 to 2002 Hajipur had Nagar Panchayat as the executive unit which later developed into the metropolis in the year 2002 and is administered by a Hajipur Municipal Corporation. The area of Hajipur city spread across 19.64sq. km (7.58 sq mi). The city is divided into 39 wards. In 1979, a museum was established in Hajipur, By the Directorate of Archaeology and museum, Bihar.

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been Chief Minister of Bihar since February 2015. Previously he served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from 2005 to 2014 and served as a minister in the Union Government of India. He belongs to the Janata Dal (United) party. He endeared himself to Biharis, used to low expectations from previous regimes, when as Chief Minister, his socialist policies bore dividends in appointing more than 100,000 school teachers, ensuring that doctors worked in primary health centers, electrification of villages, paving of roads, cutting female illiteracy by half, turning around a lawless state by cracking down on criminals and doubling the income of the average Bihari

On 17 May 2014 he resigned, owning responsibility for his party's poor performance in the 2014 general elections, and was succeeded by Jitan Ram Manjhi. However, he returned to office in February 2015 after a political crisis and won the state elections of November 2015.