Patna, March 3 -- After being nominated as a Rajya Sabha candidate from Bihar for the upcoming biennial elections, BJP leader Shivesh Kumar thanked the party's top leadership and highlighted the historic significance of his selection, saying that for the first time since independence, a member of the Ravidas community will represent Bihar in the Rajya Sabha.

Reacting to his nomination, Kumar told ANI, "I thank the top leadership of the party. For the first time after independence in the history of Bihar, a person from the Ravidas community is going to the Rajya Sabha."

On BJP National President Nitin Nabin's nomination from Bihar, party leader Ajay Alok said, "We couldn't have received more auspicious news on the occasion of Holi. Many ...