Nitish junks talks of his Rajya Sabha bid

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday laughed off speculation about his bid for Rajya Sabha membership, saying he was “surprised” to see such reports.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday laughed off speculation about his bid for Rajya Sabha membership, saying he was “surprised” to see such reports.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar leaves after casting his vote in the Bihar MLC elections in Patna on Monday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)

“Anything is getting published. I am also surprised to see the reports,” he told reporters after casting his vote for Legislative Council polls.

A few days back, Kumar had said Rajya Sabha was the only house he had not been into as a member during his over four-decade-long political career, which sparked rumours that he was aiming for national politics.

However, one of his ministers, Sanjay Jha, had quickly dismissed these reports as rumours.

Kumar said he would visit Bochchan on April 10 to campaign for the BJP candidate in the assembly bypoll to be held on April 12.