Patna (PTI): Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) founder Mukesh Sahani on Friday attributed his party’s rout in the Bihar assembly polls to NDA’s aggressive cash outreach to women voters, as the INDIA bloc ally failed to take a lead in any of the 12 seats it contested.

Speaking to PTI Video shortly after trends confirmed the VIP’s wipeout, despite his projection as the alliance’s deputy chief ministerial face, Sahani insisted that the verdict was the “people’s mandate”, not a reflection of organisational slack.

“Voters did not connect with our message. They trusted Nitish ji and Modi ji, and I congratulate both of them,” he said.

“We delivered our message; every alliance leader delivered theirs. But, ultimately it was the public’s verdict,” Sahani said.

Sahani argued that the NDA’s targeted

See Full Page