At a time when Bihar’s opposition alliance was wobbling under pressure from competing demands and mutual mistrust, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation [CPI(ML)-L] general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya quietly emerged as the coalition’s unifying force. His intervention helped defuse tensions, sustain dialogue, and prevent yet another political breakup in the run-up to the Bihar Assembly election.

Just last week, the Mahagathbandhan was on the brink of collapse after Mukesh Sahani’s Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) objected to its reduced seat share. Sahani, who had initially been promised 35 constituencies but was later offered barely half that number, publicly hinted that his party could reconsider its participation in the alliance and even called for a press conference

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