National in-charge of BJP’s IT department, Amit Malviya has made a scathing attack on the recent statement of Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahni on social media. Malviya said that Sahni himself believes that the Mallah/Nishad community was subjected to atrocities by the Yadav community during Lalu Yadav’s rule, hence the question is – “Will the Nishad community repeat the same mistake again?”

What did Mukesh Sahni say?
During an interview, when Mukesh Sahni was asked whether the Mallah vote bank would be easily transferred to the Grand Alliance? To this, Sahni replied, ‘We are working hard. The fight for land that you said is the truth, and due to which our people were sometimes in the Congress, after the Congress, our people stayed with Lalu ji by trusting Lalu ji, considering Lalu ji as their messiah, considering him to be the voice of the poor, the backward and the Dalits.

He further said, ‘After that some circumstances became such that injustice started happening to our people. Fighting started with our people. So these people started trusting Nitish ji or by being with BJP, they can say that they will remain together till 2020 elections. But in the meantime we made a place in the hearts of our people. Today, Nishad community in entire Bihar is considering us as their brother, their son or leader. Where there is a huge fight, the wounds may take time to heal.

While sharing the clip of this statement on X, Amit Malviya raised the question whether Nishad Samaj will repeat the same mistake again?

Mukesh Sahni’s big statement – During Lalu Yadav’s rule, Yadavs tortured the Mallah/Nishad community.

“The Nishad community had made Lalu victorious by considering him as the Messiah, but after that a lot of injustice happened to us,
Fights started…
It may take time to heal this wound.”

Now the question is – will Nishad Samaj again… pic.twitter.com/V7LBHs4LUF

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 3, 2025

Grand alliance made deputy CM candidate
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni has been declared the face of the Deputy Chief Minister by the Grand Alliance. Sahni often describes himself as “Mallah’s son” and claims to raise the voice of the Nishad community. Sahni’s brother Santosh Sahni is contesting from Goudaboram seat.

VIP roaring on 18 seats
RJD has given 18 seats to VIP. The Mallah community constitutes only 2.6% of the total population in Bihar. According to the 2023 caste census in Bihar, the population of Nishad community in the state is about 9.6% and it includes Mallah, Bind, Manjhi, Kevat and Turha sub-castes. These castes are economically and socially backward.

Regarding Bihar assembly elections, National General Secretary of CPI (ML), an important party associated with the leftist camp, Dipankar Bhattacharya has given a big statement on seat sharing and unity of the alliance. He admitted that this time the alliance is bigger than before, due to which delay in seat coordination and some disagreements were natural.

Dipankar Bhattacharya said that this time there was a desire to include Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) in the alliance. Due to this, all the parties had to sacrifice some of their seats. He told that due to this process there was some delay in ticket distribution and complete unity could not be achieved immediately on some seats.

There should be complete unity in every assembly constituency

Dipankar Bhattacharya also clarified that it has been decided by the alliance that there will be no ‘friendly fight’ on any seat. He said that we have made it clear that there should be complete unity in every assembly constituency. Wherever there is some confusion, that too will be resolved by the last date of withdrawal of nominations.

#WATCH Patna, Bihar | CPI(ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya says, “It’s a bigger coalition this time. The VIP party (Vikassheel Insaan Party) wanted to accommodate this new party. And that meant that everybody had to sacrifice a few seats. So the whole thing got a bit delayed.… pic.twitter.com/LRuyLY1KVp

— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2025

Left parties performed their responsibilities with full honesty

The CPI(ML) leader claimed that the Left parties have played their part honestly and have given top priority to strengthening the alliance. He said that our aim is not to win or lose on any one seat, but to stop the fascist forces in entire Bihar and strengthen the voice of the people.

Dipankar Bhattacharya also said that even though seat distribution may have taken time, the unity of the India alliance will be even stronger at the time of elections. He expressed hope that by the time the process of withdrawal of nominations is completed, the alliance’s common candidate on every seat will become clear and opposition unity will emerge in a stronger form than before.

Our goal is not power, but change – Bhattacharya

Dipankar Bhattacharya finally said that our goal is not power but change. The expectations of the people in Bihar are high and we will unite and try to live up to them.

Political analysts believe that this statement of CPI(ML) is not only an attempt to calm the dissatisfaction related to seat sharing, but also gives a message that the Left parties still want to maintain balance and cooperation within the alliance.

All political parties are discussing about seat sharing regarding Bihar Assembly elections 2025. Meanwhile, a situation of tension seems to be developing in the Grand Alliance regarding seat sharing. According to sources, RJD had offered Congress to contest elections on 50 seats. However, Congress is adamant on contesting on 60 seats. Apart from this, Congress gave an ultimatum to RJD in the next 24 hours and said that take a final decision on seat sharing otherwise we will release the list of our candidates for the first phase.

The last date for nomination for the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections is October 17, but till now an agreement has not been reached between Congress and RJD. According to sources, RJD has made it clear that talks will be held only on 50 seats or less. At the same time, Congress wants to be given at least 60 seats. This tussle between the two parties has now reached Delhi, where Tejashwi Yadav can meet Rahul Gandhi so that a solution can be found.

Lalu, Rabri and Tejashwi Yadav will leave for Delhi

Talks are going on on seat sharing in the Grand Alliance, meanwhile Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav will leave for Delhi today. He is scheduled to appear in Rouse Avenue Court on October 13 in the “Land for Job Case”. The court has ordered all the accused to be present personally. During this time, Tejashwi Yadav’s visit to Delhi is being considered important not only for legal reasons but also for finding a political solution.

JMM gave ultimatum till October 15

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has also demanded its share in Bihar. The party has said that if seat distribution is not decided by October 15, it will release the list of its candidates. JMM has claimed 12 seats in Bihar, which are adjacent to the border of Jharkhand. These include Tarapur, Katoria, Manihari, Jhajha, Banka, Thakurganj, Rupauli, Rampur, Banmankhi, Jamalpur, Peerpainti and Chakai. JMM says that it had given seven seats to RJD in Jharkhand assembly elections, hence it wants respect in the same proportion in Bihar also.

VIP chief Mukesh Sahni’s resentment increased

Mukesh Sahni, head of Grand Alliance’s ally Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) is also angry. He wrote on social media that on November 14, he will form a government where every section will get respect and rights. There was no mention of the Grand Alliance government in his post, which has intensified political speculation. According to sources, Mukesh Sahni has demanded 30 seats and has also laid claim to the post of Deputy CM. Due to this, the problems of the top leadership of the alliance have increased further.

Congress said – the alliance is strong

Congress spokesperson Pawan Kheda said in Ranchi that the alliance in Bihar is strong and RJD, Congress and JMM will contest the elections together. Taking aim at BJP, he said that Home Minister Amit Shah is incompetent and useless and BJP is doing politics of infiltration by diverting the people from the real issues. Kheda also reacted on the Waqf Bill and said that any decision should be taken only after talking to all the parties.

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