As Rajya Sabha Member, Nitish To Get Z-Plus Security

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will enjoy Z-Plus security cover after entering the Rajya Sabha, according to a notification issued here by the state home department. 

As the CM, Kumar enjoyed a special security cover provided under the state's Bihar Special Security Act, 2000, which is modelled after the SPG Act meant for the Prime Minister. 

The notification said that the



decision about providing security to Kumar was taken in view of the JD(U) president's imminent move to Parliament, which would require him to give up the chief minister's post.

Kumar, who got elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16, is expected to take over after the expiry of the term of retiring members this month. The biennial polls were held for five Rajya Sabha seats in the state, the tenures of which will end on April 9.