PATNA, March 8 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar formally joined the party at the Janata Dal (United) office in Patna on Sunday to start his political innings. His political baptism coincides with his father and Bihar icon Nitish making an exit from active state politics and bidding to join the Rajya Sabha, the only legislative House of which he has not been a member.

CM Nitish Kumar stayed away from the function.

JD(U) working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Jha inducted Nishant Kumar into the party. After taking the membership, Nishant Kumar also addressed the JD(U) workers and vowed to carry forward his father's legacy.

"I will work for the party as an active member. My father has decided to go to the Rajya ...