India, March 5 -- In his first remarks after reports of his Rajya Sabha nomination, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar assured that his resolve to work for the state will remain steady, affirming "full cooperation and guidance" to the new government that will be formed.

The Janata Dal (United) chief's remarks came just hours after reports of him filing a nomination for the Rajya Sabha surfaced. As a result, Nitish Kumar would be vacating the Bihar CM seat, HT reported earlier.

Nitish Kumar expressed the "desire" in his heart, saying that from the very beginning of his parliamentary journey, he wanted to become a member of both Houses of the Bihar Legislature as well as both Houses of Parliament.

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