Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for re-election to the state legislative council.
Kumar, who’s working for a fourth consecutive time period, filed his nomination papers within the presence of a number of senior leaders of the ruling NDA, together with his deputies Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, who belong to the BJP, and Rajiv Ranjan Singh “Lalan” whom he succeeded because the JD(U) nationwide president.
In addition to Kumar, nomination papers had been filed by his cupboard colleague Santosh Suman and JD(U) MLC Khalid Anwar.
Suman’s father Jitan Ram Manjhi, a former chief minister who heads Hindustani Awam Morcha, was additionally current.
The Election Fee has introduced biennial polls for 11 seats of the state legislative council, the phrases of which might finish in Might.
Of those, the JD(U) had held 4, although following a diminution in its energy within the meeting, the get together has given up its declare on two of the seats.
In addition to Kumar and Anwar, these from the JD(U) whose phrases had been nearing expiry are Sanjay Kumar Jha, who not too long ago received elected to the Rajya Sabha, and Rameshwar Mahto, who has been dropped.
JD(U) sources mentioned sitting MLC Khalid Anwar was thought of for a second consecutive time period.
The BJP held three of the seats for which elections have been introduced.
Of the remaining seats, two are held by the RJD’s Rabri Devi, a former chief minister and presently the chief of the opposition within the legislative council, and Ram Chandra Purve, who’s deputy chairman of the Higher Home.
One seat is held by Prem Chandra Mishra of Congress.
Submitting of nominations will come to an in depth on March 11, and the final date for withdrawal is March 14. Voting is scheduled for March 21.
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First Revealed: Mar 05 2024 | 1:08 PM IST
