Patna, Feb. 13 -- Senior BJP leader Nandkishor Yadav filed his nomination paper for the post of Bihar Assembly Speaker on Tuesday.

Accompanied by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Cooperative Minister Prem Kumar, Rural Development Minister Shrawan Kumar, former minister Shahnawaz Hussain and senior leaders of JDU and BJP Yadav filed the papers before the Assembly secretary during the day.

The election for the State Assembly Speaker is slated for February 15 and the candidates can file their nomination papers till 12 noon of February 14.

As of now no other contender is likely to file nomination for the post and in all likeli...