"Everything has been finalised": VIP President Mukesh Sahni on seat sharing in Mahagathbandhan for Bihar polls

Patna (Bihar) [India], October 7 (ANI): Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) National President Mukesh Sahni, one of the allies of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, said that things about seat-sharing in the alliance have been finalised and they will soon hold a press conference to announce the decision.
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Sahni said, "Everything on seat sharing has been finalised internally. Perhaps tomorrow evening we will hold a press conference and give information."
Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the VIP President said that their resolve is to defeat the BJP and oust it from the government.
"When the BJP bought our MLAs and ousted us from the government three and a half years ago, our resolve was to defeat the BJP and oust them from the government. Therefore, we have been preparing for the last three and a half years," he stated.
Exuding confidence ahead of the elections, Sahni said, "We, as allies of the Mahagathbandhan, will enter the electoral fray strongly. We will make a youth government and work for every marginalised community... Nitish Kumar was once a factor in Bihar, but that is not the case now."
Vikassheel Insaan Party is part of the Mahagathbandhan alliance which comprises Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and other left parties including CPI, CPI (ML) in Bihar.
The alliance is set to give a contest to the National Democratic Alliance, consisting of BJP, JD(U), LJP (RV), HAM, and others.
Meanwhile, Indian National Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) it set to meet on October 8 (Wednesday) to decide on the candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
The meeting, chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, will be held virtually with various CEC members and senior leaders of the party set to attend. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will be joining online too while on a visit to the South American countries.
Other members of the CEC, including Sonia Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, KC Venugopal, Amee Yajnik, Uttam Kumar Reddy, TS Singh Deo and others are set to attend.
The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections. The 243 Assembly seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with counting of votes scheduled to be held on November 14.
The total number of electors in the final list stands at 7.42 crore, while there were 7.89 crore electors as of June 24 this year. An Election Commission press release stated that 65 lakh voters were removed from the draft list, and the number of electors in the draft list as of August 1, 2025, stood at 7.24 crore. (ANI)