Patna, March 5 -- Reacting to Nitish Kumar's Rajya Sabha entry, Congress MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Thursday said it is Bhartiya Janta Party's (BJP) strategy.

Speaking to ANI, he says, "Even during the election campaign, we used to say that it could be understood from the BJP's political strategy... Under the same political process, he is also being sent to the Rajya Sabha."

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha in Patna in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Apart from Nitish Kumar, other NDA candidates, including Upendra Kushwaha and BJP Chief Nitin Nabin, also filed their nominations for the Upper House.

Nitish Kumar, who has served as Bihar's longest-tenured Chief Minister for over ...