VIP Steps Aside for RJD in Bihar’s Gaura Bauram Seat

• Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) withdraws candidate Santosh Sahni in Gaura Bauram in favour of RJD’s Mohammad Afzal Ali Khan.
• Mukesh Sahani says decision taken to strengthen Mahagathbandhan and avoid vote split.
• Urges party workers to back RJD candidates wherever needed to ensure alliance victory.
• Sahani recently named as Mahagathbandhan’s Deputy CM face for Bihar elections.

GG News Bureau
Patna, 4th Nov: The Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) has withdrawn its candidate Santosh Sahni from the Gaura Bauram Assembly constituency, extending full support to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Mohammad Afzal Ali Khan.

Announcing the decision in Darbhanga, VIP founder and former Bihar minister Mukesh Sahani said that both the RJD and VIP had initially fielded candidates for the seat, but despite multiple rounds of discussion, an agreement could not be reached. Ultimately, Santosh Sahni stepped aside to strengthen the alliance’s position.

“This is a bigger battle; it is not about one legislator. Our priority is forming a Mahagathbandhan government,” said Sahani, asserting that unity among opposition partners is crucial to counter the NDA.

He appealed to all VIP workers to actively support the RJD candidate to ensure victory. Sahani further urged that in other constituencies facing similar situations, candidates should demonstrate the same magnanimity to advance the vision of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s social justice movement.

Last month, Mukesh Sahani was announced as the Mahagathbandhan’s Deputy Chief Minister face for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The declaration was made by senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot during a joint press conference of the alliance leaders in Patna.

“It has been unanimously decided that our partner, OBC leader Mukesh Sahani, will be the Deputy Chief Minister face of our alliance. His journey has been one of immense struggle and perseverance,” Gehlot said.