JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram and Congress nominee Pranav Jha on Monday filed their nominations for two Rajya Sabha seats in the state going to polls on June 18.
They filed their nominations at the Jharkhand Assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and several other ruling alliance legislators.
The nomination papers were submitted to Assembly Secretary Ranjit Kumar, officials said.
Both candidates claimed they will register victory on the two seats, as the ruling alliance has the required numbers to win the polls.
One of the Rajya Sabha seats in the state fell vacant following the death of JMM co-founder Shibu Soren. The other vacancy is because BJP member Deepak Prakash is scheduled to complete his six-year term on June 21.
The nomination process for the elections commenced on June 1, while the polling will be held on June 18.
A candidate is required to secure a minimum of 28 first-preference votes for victory.
In the Jharkhand Assembly, the INDIA bloc has 56 members, comprising 34 from the JMM, 16 from the Congress, four from the RJD and two from CPI(ML) Liberation.
The NDA has 24 MLAs — 21 from the BJP and one each from the LJP (Ram Vilas), AJSU Party and the JD(U). Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha has one MLA.
