He wants 30-plus seats, the post of deputy chief minister, and “ samman " because he is the “son of Mallah (fisherman)". Meet Mukesh Sahani of the Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) in Bihar. Once a Bollywood set designer, he is proving to be the biggest headache for the opposition alliance, or Mahagathbandhan , acting like a “VIP".

In 2020, Sahani had walked out dramatically from a press conference being held by Tejashwi Yadav to announce seat distribution, as he was unhappy with the number promised to him. Sahani said he had been backstabbed. He jumped over to the NDA then and won four seats out of the 11 given to him. This was also VIP’s electoral debut. Sahani was even made a minister in the state government by the NDA.

Come 2024, Sahani wa

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