India, March 2 -- The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Bihar's main opposition party, on Sunday decided to contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, challenging the ruling NDA's bid to win all five seats in the State without a contest.

The decision was taken at the central and state parliamentary boards' meeting of the party held at the residence of founding president Lalu Prasad, which continued till late in the evening, though leaders were tight-lipped about rumours that the supremo's heir apparent, Tejashwi Yadav, could be the candidate.

"Both the central and the state parliamentary boards have authorised the national president and the national working president (Yadav) to take a call on the Rajya Sabha polls. Yes, it has been decided that ...