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<div>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP Chief Nitin Nabin filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls on Thursday. The development took place in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the office of Assembly Secretary Khyati Singh.</div>
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<div>Kumar announced his decision to enter the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day, bringing the curtains down on his tenure as the longest-serving CM of the state.&nbsp;For Nabin, who was appointed the BJP president earlier this year, this will be his first stint in Parliament. He was a member of the legislative council.</div>
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<div>Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were present when the nominations were filed.</div>
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<div><strong>Also read: <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="Bihar CM Nitish Kumar&rsquo;s son Nishant set for political debut" href="https://newsarenaindia.com/politics/bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-s-son-nishant-set-for-political-debut/71297">Bihar CM Nitish Kumar&rsquo;s son Nishant set for political debut</a></span></strong></div>

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, BJP chief file nominations for Rajya Sabha

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, BJP chief file nominations for Rajya Sabha

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