RANCHI, June 6 -- The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday nominated former minister Baidyanath Ram as its candidate for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in the state going to polls on June 18.

Ram, a former BJP leader who joined the JMM ahead of the 2019 assembly elections, is the party's vice president and the tallest Dalit face. He has represented the Latehar assembly seat, which is reserved for scheduled castes, three times previously.

JMM general secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya told reporters that Ram will file his nomination papers in the presence of chief minister Hemant Soren on June 8.

"We had authorised our party president to decide on the party candidate. After due deliberations, the decision has been mad...