Bihar CM Nitish Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar filed his nomination papers on Thursday for the Rajya Sabha elections.
During the nomination process, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President Nitin Naveen; Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan aka Lalan Singh; Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with several other senior leaders, were present in the Assembly office.
Earlier in the morning, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar informed, through a post on social media, that he would be contesting for a seat in the Rajya Sabha. He stated that after being a member of both Houses of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the Lok Sabha, he had also wished to become a member of the Upper House.
In this context, he is now heading to the Rajya Sabha. He assured the people of Bihar that his connection with the state would continue in the future as well. The Chief Minister also said that he would extend full support and guidance to the new government of Bihar.
Meanwhile, for the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP National President Nitin Naveen and the party’s state general secretary Shivesh Kumar also filed their nomination papers on Thursday.
On the other hand, Ramnath Thakur from Janata Dal (United), Upendra Kushwaha, chief of Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Amrendradhari Singh from RJD, also submitted their nomination papers.
Scrutiny of nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections to five seats from Bihar will take place tomorrow. Candidates can withdraw their nominations until March 9. Voting for these seats will be held on March 16.