Nitish-Chirag’s influence visible in Google Trend of 2024, other leaders not far away in top 10

Top 10 people in search: In the year 2024, two big leaders of Bihar have attacked Google. According to Google Annual Report, Nitish Kumar and Chirag Paswan are among the top-10 most searched people in India. In this list, Nitish Kumar has got second place and Chirag Paswan has got third place. His political actions, statements, and political equations made headlines throughout the year.

At the beginning of the year, in January 2024, Nitish Kumar gave a big blow to the RJD and the opposition alliance by rejoining the BJP-led NDA. The move was unexpected and hashtags like #NitishFlip started trending on social media. The opposition called it “Nitish Kumar’s hijack”, and many memes on it went viral.

Nitish becomes kingmaker in Lok Sabha elections 2024
BJP missed the absolute majority in the results of June 2024 Lok Sabha elections. NDA’s dream of ‘this time crossing 400’ could not be fulfilled. 12 MPs from Nitish Kumar’s party, JDU, proved decisive in forming the NDA government. He played the role of “kingmaker” by continuing to support the BJP. In Jharkhand elections, JDU won the Jamshedpur West seat, due to which it had 100% strike rate.

There was an uproar over the population control statement
During the winter session of Bihar Assembly, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while speaking on women’s education and population control, said something that created a huge uproar. His statement went viral on social media.

Chirag Paswan Modi’s Hanuman
Chirag Paswan has Lok Sabha elections Won 5 seats in Bihar for his party LJP (Ram Vilas) with 100% strike rate. His party performed impressively in Jamui, Hajipur, Khagaria, Samastipur, and Vaishali, with Chirag supporting the BJP, calling himself “Modi’s Hanuman”. His rhetoric and loyalty towards BJP kept him in the news at the national level. In Modi Cabinet 3.0, Chirag was given the responsibility of Food Processing Industries Ministry. This post explains his growing role in his party and the politics of Bihar.

Why did Nitish and Chirag dominate Google in 2024?
Nitish Kumar’s political turnaround and return to the NDA made headlines, his emergence as the “kingmaker” after the BJP missed the majority. Also, unexpected decisions and election goals kept him in the news. At the same time, the excellent performance of his party in Bihar gave Chirag Paswan recognition at the national level. Becoming a Union Minister and the image of “Modi’s Hanuman” kept him in the headlines. Chirag’s digital strategy and popularity among the youth always kept him in the news.

Top-10 list in Google search
These leaders were included in the list of most searched people on Google in India in 2024.

1. Vinesh Phogat (wrestler)
2. Nitish Kumar (Chief Minister of Bihar)
3. Chirag Paswan (Union Minister)
4. Hardik Pandya (cricketer)
5. Pawan Kalyan (Actor and Politician)
6. Shashank Singh
7. Poonam Pandey
8. Radhika Merchant
9. Abhishek Sharma
9. Lakshya Sen (badminton player)