India, March 6 -- JD(U) patriarch Nitish Kumar filed nomination for the Rajya Sabha from Bihar on Thursday. He is likely to step down as the Chief Minister of the State by April 10, 2026, sources said. As Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister for nearly a quarter century, Nitish had earned reputation as Sushan Babu, despite his shifting political alignments.

His nomination was kept a secret by the NDA, anticipating resentment from within the JD(U). Kumar filed his nominations flanked by Home Minister Amit Shah, and the newly elected BJP president, Nitin Nabin, who also filed his nomination for the upper house of the Parliament.

With the NDA now facing backlash from JD(U) workers, the BJP has a major challenge in Bihar to 'install' a CM...