Patna senior JD(U) leader Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the by-election to the Bihar legislative council, necessitated by the disqualification of an RJD MLC.
Kushwaha submitted his nomination papers at the Vidhan Sabha secretariat in the presence of top NDA leaders in Bihar, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U).
Also present on the occasion were Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, both of the BJP, and state minister Santosh Kumar Suman, whose Hindustani Awam Morcha is headed by his father and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Notably, another ally who appeared on the occasion was former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, whose Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) had initially disapproved of Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha's candidature.
The RLM was said to be considering the seat as part of the seat-sharing agreement reached with the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The fledgling party was promised a Lok Sabha seat, which Kushwaha fought and lost, as well as a seat in the legislative council.
However, the RLM chief, who spoke to reporters on the occasion, revealed that he will now be sent to Rajya Sabha.
"I am grateful to BJP allies Nitish ji, Manjhi ji and Chirag Paswan ji (Union minister and LJP president-Ram Vilas)," said Kushwaha, who had been in the desert since his exit from the JD(U) ago. one year. when he also resigned his membership in the legislative council.
Although no announcement has been made so far regarding the Rajya Sabha elections, a couple of seats are expected to fall vacant in the polls following the election of Vivek Thakur of the BJP and Misa Bharti of the RJD to the Lok Sabha.
Interestingly, the RJD has not fielded any candidate even though the bypoll was necessitated by the disqualification of Rambali Singh Chandravanshi, following a complaint to the council president that the MLC was involved in anti-party activities.
RJD sources said the party leadership could be avoiding a contest in accordance with a convention in Bihar where members are usually elected unopposed against the Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad.
The submission of nomination papers ends on Tuesday while the last date for withdrawal of the same is Friday.
The vote is scheduled for July 12.
Kushwaha submitted his nomination papers at the Vidhan Sabha secretariat in the presence of top NDA leaders in Bihar, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U).
Also present on the occasion were Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, both of the BJP, and state minister Santosh Kumar Suman, whose Hindustani Awam Morcha is headed by his father and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Notably, another ally who appeared on the occasion was former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, whose Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) had initially disapproved of Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha's candidature.
The RLM was said to be considering the seat as part of the seat-sharing agreement reached with the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The fledgling party was promised a Lok Sabha seat, which Kushwaha fought and lost, as well as a seat in the legislative council.
However, the RLM chief, who spoke to reporters on the occasion, revealed that he will now be sent to Rajya Sabha.
"I am grateful to BJP allies Nitish ji, Manjhi ji and Chirag Paswan ji (Union minister and LJP president-Ram Vilas)," said Kushwaha, who had been in the desert since his exit from the JD(U) ago. one year. when he also resigned his membership in the legislative council.
Although no announcement has been made so far regarding the Rajya Sabha elections, a couple of seats are expected to fall vacant in the polls following the election of Vivek Thakur of the BJP and Misa Bharti of the RJD to the Lok Sabha.
Interestingly, the RJD has not fielded any candidate even though the bypoll was necessitated by the disqualification of Rambali Singh Chandravanshi, following a complaint to the council president that the MLC was involved in anti-party activities.
RJD sources said the party leadership could be avoiding a contest in accordance with a convention in Bihar where members are usually elected unopposed against the Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad.
The submission of nomination papers ends on Tuesday while the last date for withdrawal of the same is Friday.
The vote is scheduled for July 12.
