Patna: A day ahead of the biennial elections to eight legislative council seats, JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar on Thursday expressed confidence that NDA candidates would win all eight seats.Nitish visited the party’s state headquarters and held a review meeting with senior functionaries to assess the campaign and efforts to secure voters’ support in the respective constituencies.Those present at the meeting included JD(U) deputy leader in the council Lalan Kumar Sarraf and the party’s national election officer Anil Prasad Hegde, a former Rajya Sabha member.Nitish had earlier held a similar discussion at his residence at 7, Circular Road.Later, he visited the official residence of JD(U) MLC Neeraj Kumar, the party’s candidate from the Patna graduate constituency, who is recuperating after treatment for a heart ailment. Nitish wished him a speedy recovery and sought an update on his health from the doctor concerned.
