<p>The BJP on Friday named former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat in the state.</p>.<p>Modi's election to the Upper House is all but certain as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has a majority in the state assembly.</p>.<p>Election to the seat is due for December 14 if the rival alliance led by the RJD decides to contest.</p>.<p>The seat had fallen vacant following the death of Lok Janshakti Party founder and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.</p>.<p>With the LJP out of the Bihar NDA after its decision to fight on its own in a bid to target Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), a BJP ally, the saffron party has decided to reclaim the seat which it had offered to Paswan from its quota.</p>.<p>The BJP leadership had decided to not have Modi, one of its most prominent leaders in Bihar, continue as deputy minister in the state government after the recent assembly polls.</p>.<p>It instead chose two other leaders, Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, as his replacement in what was seen as an attempt by the party to infuse a new crop of leadership in the state.</p>.<p>BJP names former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll in the state.</p>
<p>The BJP on Friday named former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat in the state.</p>.<p>Modi's election to the Upper House is all but certain as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has a majority in the state assembly.</p>.<p>Election to the seat is due for December 14 if the rival alliance led by the RJD decides to contest.</p>.<p>The seat had fallen vacant following the death of Lok Janshakti Party founder and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.</p>.<p>With the LJP out of the Bihar NDA after its decision to fight on its own in a bid to target Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), a BJP ally, the saffron party has decided to reclaim the seat which it had offered to Paswan from its quota.</p>.<p>The BJP leadership had decided to not have Modi, one of its most prominent leaders in Bihar, continue as deputy minister in the state government after the recent assembly polls.</p>.<p>It instead chose two other leaders, Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, as his replacement in what was seen as an attempt by the party to infuse a new crop of leadership in the state.</p>.<p>BJP names former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll in the state.</p>