Hajipur, March 4 -- Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha expressed gratitude to the BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after being nominated as a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

Speaking with ANI, Upendra Kushwaha said, "Candidates from different parties have been nominated. Everyone in the alliance has everyone's support. My candidacy was also based on that, and for this, on behalf of our party, we express our gratitude to the Prime Minister, the Home Minister, the Chief Minister, and the BJP National President Nitin Nabin."

The nomination is scheduled to be filed on March 5, according to an official release issued by the party's Bihar unit.

The announcement was made by Nitin Bharti,...