Patna, June 5 -- The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday announced its candidates for the 2026 Bihar Legislative Council biennial elections and a by-election, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielding Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh besides three others.
The Janata Dal (United) has nominated former chief minister Nitish Kumar''s son Nishant Kumar along with three others.
Surprisingly, the name of Deepak Prakash, panchayati raj minister and son of Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), a constituent unit of the NDA, is missing in the list of both BJP and JDU.
Deepak Prakash was inducted into the NDA government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on November 20, 2025. He was again sworn in as a mi...