The Mahagathbandhan has now succeeded in retaining the VIP in the alliance but it lost an important partner when the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha quit the hustings in Bihar and walked out of the INDIA bloc

xThe anointment of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the chief ministerial face of the Mahagathbandhan and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) leader Mukesh Sahani as one of his deputies was important for the Opposition which is locked in a do-or-die electoral fight against the NDA in Bihar not because it answers a possible question post-election but will help the alliance project an impression that the bickering over the number of seats is behind them and that they are united in their political project of unseating the NDA from power.

Given that Mr Yadav was the leader of the largest party in the Oppo

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