India, March 5 -- Angry supporters gathered outside chief minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna, alleging a conspiracy to remove him from Bihar's political scene amid speculation about his Rajya Sabha nomination, even as his Janata Dal (United) or JDU has not announced his candidature to Parliament's Upper House. They raised slogans in Kumar's support and tried to stop the vehicles of JD(U) legislators from entering the residence.

"We only want to see Nitish Kumar as the chief minister. We are against Nitish Kumar going to the Rajya Sabha. Bihar voted in his name. We want his son Nishant to go to the Rajya Sabha," said JD(U) leader Rajeev Ranjan Patel, who led the supporters.

Another JD(U) supporter alleged a conspiracy to remove K...