Patna, March 5 -- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti on Thursday welcomed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to file a nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections, calling it the "beginning of a new era."

Speaking with the media, Bharti lauded Kumar for bringing Bihar out of "Jungle Raj" and said that the party supports his decision.

"Nitish Kumar has expressed his wish to be a part of the Rajya Sabha, and all party members have supported him for his new journey. This decision of Nitish Kumar, who brought Bihar out of Jungle Raj, is the end of an era and the beginning of another. We extend our best wishes to him," he said.

The reactions come as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha in P...