Unanimous choice of Bihar Council Chairman

PATNA, JUNE 29. The acting chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council, Professor Jabir Hussain, has emerged as the unanimous choice of the political parties for the post of Chairman of the Upper House election for which would be held tomorrow.

The deadline for filing the nomination papers ended at two hrs today and Mr. Hussain is the only candidate in the fray.

Twenty sets of nominations were filed in his favour by the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Samata Party, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), independent and unattached members of the house.A formal announcement of Mr. Hussain's election would be made in the House tomorrow.

- UNI

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