Not named NDA nominee for Bihar Council poll, RLM chief’s son set to lose Cabinet berth

Upendra Kushwaha, leader of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), and his son, Deepak Prakash, who serves as Panchayati Raj Minister in the Bihar government, were not among the nine candidates nominated by the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the June 18 Legislative Council election. Mr. Prakash must be elected to either House of the Legislature within six months to retain his Cabinet position, but there is no vacancy in the Council until March 2027.