Former Union Minister and national spokesperson of the BJP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Vikashil Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni on Monday filed their nominations for bypolls to two seats of the Bihar legislative council.
Mr. Hussain filed his nomination from the seat vacated by senior State BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who has been elected to the Rajya Sabha.
VIP chief files nomination
Mr. Sahni, who is the Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, filed his nomination for the seat vacated by BJP leader Vinod Narayan Jha, who was elected to the Assembly last year. The term of the seat vacated by Mr. Sushil Modi would be till May 6, 2024, while, Mr. Jha’s seat would last till July 21, 2022. Polling is scheduled to be held on January 28 for both the seats but since no other candidate filed the nomination on the last day, on Monday, both Mr. Hussain and Mr. Sahni are set to be declared elected unopposed on January 21, which is the last date…