Upendra Kushwaha, leader of Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) and former Union Minister, has been nominated as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from Bihar for the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Following this, Kushwaha extended his gratitude to key leaders of the NDA, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, LJP leader Chirag Paswan, former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, and BJP state president Samrat Chaudhary.
In the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections, Kushwaha finished a distant third in Karakat constituency. The seat was won by CPI(ML) candidate Raja Ram Singh, with Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh securing the second position.
