Patna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi filed nominations on Saturday from the Raghopur and Sonepur assembly constituencies ahead of the October-November Assembly elections in the state.
Rabri Devi is contesting from two seats which go to polls in the second phase on October 24.
Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad and his youngest cricketer son Tejaswi Yadav accompanied Rabri Devi as she submitted her documents to Returning Officer for Raghopur K K Sinha before doing so for the Sonepur seat.
Lalu, Rabri and Tejaswi also shared the dais at an election meeting at Sonepur. Rabri Devi claimed the RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) combine was much ahead of the march for power in Bihar.
"I can't contest because of I am under aged. My mother has come for your blessings. Please ensure her victory," Tejaswi said to thunderous applause.
Prasad said he decided to field his wife from Sonepur on the advice of former MP Prabhunath Singh. "I am sure she will win both the seats with a huge margin of votes."
At present, Rabri Devi is the sitting legislator from Raghopur constituency.
Rabri Devi, in her mid-50s, was the chief minister from 1997 to 2005 with the active support of Lalu Prasad, who was allegedly ruling the state on her behalf. She has been the first and the only woman chief minister of Bihar so far.
Bihar will elect its 243-member Assembly in polling in six phases that begins Oct 21 and ends Nov 20. The results will be declared Nov 24. (With agencies inputs)
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