The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday announced that Manoj Kumar Jha and Sanjay Yadav will be the party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar.
According to a party statement, RJD chief Lalu Prasad finalised their candidature.
For Jha, the party’s national spokesperson, it will be his second consecutive term in the Rajya Sabha.
Yadav, a close aide of former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, will be making his debut in Parliament.
Both candidates are scheduled to file their nomination papers on Thursday.
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