Ahead of his week-long visit to Britain Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday filed nomination papers for his re-election to the state legislative council for the fourth consecutive term. Mr. Kumar is also set to fly for Britain on March 6-7 and is to return on March 14.
In presence of a host of ruling NDA legislators chief minister Nitish Kumar who is running for his fourth consecutive term, filed his nomination papers for his re-election to the state legislative council. State BJP leaders and Deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, senior JD-U leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Vijay Choudhary, Ashok Choudhary and others were present on the occasion. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader and son of former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, Santosh Kumar Suman and JD(U) MLC Khalid Anwar (for second consecutive term) too filed their nomination papers along with Mr. Kumar. Mr. Manjhi too was present on the occasion.