Former Minister Rajendra Prasad Singh and AJSU candidate Lambodar Mahto filed their nominations papers from Bermo and Gomia seats respectively.
Singh accompanied by former Union Minister RPN Singh, Forest minister of MP, Umang Singhar alongwith his son JaiMangal Singh, Gaurav Singh, OPLal, Yogendra Giri, Pramod Singh, several trade union leaders with family friends and around 10,000 supporters submitted two sets of nominations papers at civil SDO office at Tenughat on Monday afternoon. Singh, who had represented Bermo in Assembly seat five times, filed his nomination paper along with senior leaders of grand alliance displaying unity and strength.
The entire route through which local Congress leader took out a road show to reach to the office of the returning Officer for filling nomination witnessed a petal shower
and the vehicle on which Singh was travelling got covered with flowers.
Later, the Congress leader held a public meeting at Jaina More referral hospital ground. Speaking at the meeting, the senior Congress leader from State attacked the NDA Government at Centre and State for people misery.