Supreme Court Lawyer Manan Kumar Mishra Announced as BJP Candidate for Rajya Sabha By-Poll in Bihar

The BJP has nominated Supreme Court lawyer Manan Kumar Mishra for the Rajya Sabha by-poll in Bihar. Mishra, from Gopalganj, has been with the BJP for a decade. This by-poll was necessitated after the election of Vivek Thakur and Misa Bharti to the Lok Sabha. Both candidates will file nominations on Wednesday.

The BJP has officially nominated Supreme Court lawyer Manan Kumar Mishra as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-poll in Bihar.

Mishra, a resident of Gopalganj district, joined the BJP approximately a decade ago. The by-poll became necessary following the election of BJP's Vivek Thakur and RJD's Misa Bharti to the Lok Sabha.

Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha will also contest the other Rajya Sabha seat as an NDA candidate. Both are expected to submit their nominations on Wednesday.

According to the NDA's seat-sharing arrangement for Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls, Kushwaha's party was allocated a seat in Parliament and a berth in the state legislative council.

Kushwaha previously contested the Karakat seat, which he won for the NDA in 2014, but he finished third in the recent election.

(With inputs from agencies.)