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As Mahagathbandhan hopes for a wave, ‘Dy CM’ tag creates a ripple for Mukesh Sahani

November 03, 2025 1:46 am

Mallahs are enthused by the coalition giving the VIP leader a seat at the table, but even within the Nishads, other sub-castes more reluctant to give up their support for NDA.

Newsmaker | Who is Mukesh Sahani, the Mahagathbandhan’s Bihar Deputy CM face

October 24, 2025 2:12 am

The Vikassheel Insaan Party chief may have no MLAs but carries the weight of the Nishad vote, could fill the gap in Bihar of a pan-EBC leader

Mukesh Sahani interview: 'I believe in dynastic politics, a regional party won't survive if not led by a member of the leader’s family'

October 10, 2025 9:40 am

"Though I have drastically scaled down my demands, I want a respectable number of seats ... I cannot give you the exact number of seats the VIP will contest, I can tell you we will contest from East Champaran, West Champaran, the Mithila region of Darbhanga, as well as Madhubani, Supaul, Samastipur, Kaimur, Munger, and Bhagalpur," VIP Party chief says on negotiations with the Mahagathbandhan

Bihar elections: Zero MLAs, but everyone wants ‘Son of Mallah’ Mukesh Sahani

October 09, 2025 6:09 am

VIP chief Sahani wields influence among Nishads, who can swing seats in North Bihar. Can NDA steer away the Mahagathbandhan ally, who tends to go with the flow?

How Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra is changing Bihar politics

August 26, 2025 12:01 pm

For Congress, which has long been marginal in Bihar, the Yatra represents an opportunity to regain relevance

Iftar diplomacy: RJD invitations for Chirag, Sahani in campaign ‘A to Z’

April 23, 2022 8:05 am

The RJD has reached out to EBC leader and VIP chief Mukesh Sahani, with invitation for the iftar party being hosted by its senior leaders Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Friday.

Bochahan bypoll: Snubbing Mallah leader Sahani, taking Bhumihars for granted cost BJP dearly

April 17, 2022 7:59 am

Another key message from the Bochahan loss for the BJP is considering upper caste Bhumihar its pocket borough. A fair chunk of Bhumihar voters reportedly voted for the RJD candidate instead of their predictable choice, BJP.

The fishing scheme that landed VIP leader Mukesh Sahani in troubled waters

March 30, 2022 7:10 pm

Mukesh Sahani has said that he intended to extend the benefits of the pisciculture scheme to more and more people.

After BJP’s demand, Nitish sacks VIP chief Mukesh Sahani from Bihar Cabinet

March 28, 2022 7:50 am

Nitish, it is learnt, recommended that the governor’s office terminate the services of the Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister after he received a letter by BJP to this effect.

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