Shahnawaz Hussain, Mukesh Sahni Elected Unopposed To Bihar Legislative Council
Shahnawaz Hussain has been elected at the seat vacated via former Deputy Leader Minister Sushil Kumar Modi
Patna:
BJP chief Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Bihar minister Mukesh Sahni have been on Thursday declared elected unopposed to the Bihar legislative council, an professional mentioned.
Mr Hussain and Mr Sahni have been passed over their certificate via Patna Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Agarwal, who have been designated because the returning officer for by-elections to the 2 seats.
Mr Hussain has been elected at the seat vacated via former Deputy Leader Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, the time period of which expires in 2024.
Sushil Modi has been elected to the Rajya Sabha from the seat, which fell vacant upon the dying of Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
Mr Sahni, the founding president of NDA spouse Vikassheel Insaan Party, has been elected from the seat vacated via former minister and BJP chief Binod Narayan Jha, who’s now a member of the meeting.
Each Mr Hussain, who has been in politics for greater than 20 years, and Mr Sahni who’s a greenhorn, have made their debut within the state legislature.
Mr Hussain, who is without doubt one of the nationwide spokespersons of the BJP, had burst at the political scene in 1999 Lok Sabha polls when he wrested Muslim-dominated Kishanganj seat from RJD strongman Taslimuddin. He earned a berth within the Union council of ministers headed via Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
He misplaced Kishanganj 5 years later, however were given re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Bhagalpur in a by-election necessitated via resignation of Sushil Kumar Modi who took up the brand new project in Bihar after the NDA grabbed energy within the state.
Speculations are rife that Hussain could also be in for a key project within the state cupboard headed via Leader Minister Nitish Kumar who has hinted that a spread would happen in a while.
