PATNA: RJD’s state parliamentary board and the central parliamentary board on Tuesday authorised party chief Lalu Prasad to finalise the party candidates for the forthcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha and Bihar Vidhan Parishad.
While election to five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar is going to be held on June 10, the Election Commission is expected to soon announce the schedule for election to seven Bihar Vidhan Parishad seats. The seven MLCs retiring on July 21 this year includes Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) president and former minister Mukesh Sahani. These members were elected from the Vidhan Sabha constituencies.