| 1. Nishant Kumar is an Indian engineer and the only son of Indian politician Nitish Kumar. |
| 2. During his school days at St. Karen’s in Patna, Nishant was hit by a teacher, resulting in a severe lump on his forehead and fever. |
| 3. Upon hearing about the incident, Nitish Kumar had Nishant's name removed from the school. |
| 4. After feeling homesick at a boarding school in Mussoorie, Nishant returned to Patna and enrolled at Kendriya Vidyalaya. |
| 5. Nishant's mother, Manju Sinha, passed away in 2007, leading to a park in Kankerbagh being named after her. |
| 6. In 2013, a fake birth certificate was registered in the Patna Municipal Corporation under Nishant's name. |
| 7. During a media conversation in 2017, Nishant expressed a preference for a spiritual life over entering politics. |
| 8. As of 2022, Nishant Kumar's wealth is estimated to be approximately five times more than his father's. |
| 9. Nishant inherited his late mother's property, including job retirement benefits like PF and gratuity. |
| 10. Compared to the sons of well-known Bihar politicians like Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan, Nishant Kumar is not as widely recognized. |
| 11. Nishant Kumar affectionately calls Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'uncle' due to his father's political association with him. |
| 12. In a media discussion, Nishant Kumar shared an anecdote about his father scaring him by pretending to hang him from their home's balcony if he resisted doing homework. |
| 13. Nishant formally joined the Janata Dal (United) party on March 8, 2026, ending his decades-long stance against dynasty politics. |
| 14. He was appointed as the Health Minister in the Samrat Choudhary government in Bihar on May 7, 2026. |
