Patna, March 16 -- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday congratulated all five candidates of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after their victory in the biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Bihar.

Expressing happiness over the outcome, Choudhary congratulated the successful candidates including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Nitin Nabin, Ramnath Thakur, Upendra Kushwaha and Shivesh Ram for their election to the Upper House.

The Deputy Chief Minister said the victory reflected the success of the governance model of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the development-oriented leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Choudhary also thanked all NDA legislators for voting unitedly in favour of the alliance candidates. He s...