New Delhi, March 4 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to visit Patna on Thursday to attend the nomination filings of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin as its candidate from Bihar, sources said.

The visit follows the release of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections, which clears nine names across six states. According to an official press release, the announcement was made by the party's Central Election Committee from its New Delhi headquarters.

From Bihar, the party has selected BJP National President Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar. In Assam, Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan have been nominated, while Laxmi Verma will contest from Chhattis...