With the approach of the Bihar Assembly elections , the INDIA bloc has decided to rope in a party that was formed just six months ago, and even gave it three seats to contest from.

Two of the seats for the new party, called Indian Inclusive Party (IIP), led by I P Gupta, would likely be given from Congress ' quota, as per media reports.

He spoke of how this was the first political party representing the Tanti-Tatwa and Pan communities.

The Tanti-Tatwa and Pan communities, who are mainly weavers and cloth traders, are usually based in Bihar and several parts of northern India, West Bengal, and Odisha.

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