It all began with a poster at the hotel lobby where the first Mahagathbandhan press conference was held. As the poster displayed only Tejashwi Yadav's picture and carried the slogan 'Bihar Maange Tejashwi Sarkar', it was clear that the rest of the Mahagathbandhan campaign would be an RJD show.

This is what other allies like VIP and CPI wanted. The Congress, however, was reticent.

The story of the Mahagathbandhan has been a story of its allies being unhappy and miffed with the muscle flexing of the Congress and its attempt to be the big brother of the coalition. The Grand Old Party had to finally succumb to pressure from its allies and announce Tejashwi Yadav as chief minister and the newer kid on the block, Mukesh Saini of VIP, as deputy chief minister.

Rahul Gandhi was conspicuous by h

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