There is always a tussle, Mukesh Sahni admitted for the first time about the dispute over seat sharing in the Grand Alliance:

News India Live, Digital Desk: The leaders of the opposition grand alliance may be trying their best to appear united on the stage regarding the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar, but now the truth inside the alliance has started coming to light. Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni, popularly known as ‘Son of Mallah’, has publicly admitted for the first time that there is a dispute regarding seat sharing in the Grand Alliance. “A little bit of a tussle.” So it is going on.

His statement has come at a time when Tejashwi Yadav is single-handedly trying to create an election atmosphere through his ‘pledge letter’. This statement of Sahni has created a stir in the politics of Bihar and has raised the question whether everything is fine in this clan of the opposition?

What did Mukesh Sahni say?

When journalists asked Mukesh Sahni questions on the ongoing discussions regarding seat sharing in the Grand Alliance, he replied without any hesitation. He said, “When many parties live together, when there are 10 people in a family, then at least a little bit happens. This is not a new thing. Our aim is the same that we have to defeat the BJP together.”

Sahni further made him realize the strength of his party and said, “Today no one can ignore the strength of the VIP Party. We should and will get respectable seats.”

What is the political meaning of this statement?

This statement of Mukesh Sahni is a direct message to RJD and Tejashwi Yadav. It has many deep meanings:

1. What was inside came out: This is the first time that any big leader of the alliance has openly admitted that there is a tussle or dispute going on over seats. Till now all the leaders were claiming ‘all is well’.
2. Politics of pressure: Before the elections, every small party wants to gain maximum seats by putting pressure on the big parties. Through this statement, Mukesh Sahni is reminding RJD not to make the mistake of underestimating him.
3. Expressing your importance: Sahni is also telling that RJD alone is not enough to defeat BJP, but his party and its voters are equally important. Therefore, they must get their due respect in the alliance.
4. Message for Tejashwi: This is also a kind of reaction to Tejashwi Yadav’s recent ‘solo show’, where he single-handedly launched ‘Pran Patra’. Leaders like Sahni want to ensure that decisions in the alliance are not taken alone, but together.

It is clear that the path of grand alliance in Bihar is not easy. Even though from outside everyone seems united, but inside the fight for seats and respect has intensified. Mukesh Sahni has made this fight even more interesting by giving vent to this internal ‘tussle’.