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#BiharBattle2025: Mahagathbandhan Takes lead, Announces Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav As CM Face, VIP Chief Mukesh Sahni As Deputy
Gehlot also said Vikassheel Insan Party chief Mukesh Sahni and leaders from other sections of society will be deputy CMs if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state, “keeping in mind the complex social structure of Bihar”.
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The opposition INDIA bloc have declared Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav its chief ministerial candidate for the Bihar assembly polls, in what is being seen as a last-ditch effort to put an end to squabbles and project unity ahead of the elections.
According media reports, Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, who has been in Patna since Wednesday to resolve differences with the RJD, stated that the decision had the approval of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing a crowded press conference in Patna, Gehlot also said Vikassheel Insan Party chief Mukesh Sahni and leaders from other sections of society will be deputy CMs if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state, “keeping in mind the complex social structure of Bihar”.
“We have decided, after consultations with our national president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, besides all coalition partners who are here, to name Tejashwi Yadav as our chief ministerial candidate,” Gehlot said.
Sahani, a 45-year-old former Bollywood set designer, entered politics in 2014 when he campaigned for the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls, only to allege, later, that the party had promised to grant Scheduled Castes status to his community but failed to fulfil the same.