VIP chief Mukesh Sahani says he would remain vital player in NDA govt

In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat on Wednesday, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) head Mukesh Sahani said that the NDA led government would lead the state for the next five years and his party would not take its support back.

New Delhi: Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) head Mukesh Sahani, who was reportedly unhappy with the current NDA government in Bihar, has cleared that he would remain a vital player of the BJP-JD(U) alliance in the state. In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat on Wednesday, Sahani said that the NDA led government would lead the state for the next five years and his party would not take its support back.

Sahani, who walked out in the middle of a Grand Alliance press conference just before the Assembly election, over differences on seat-sharing with the RJD, won four seats in the elections. Sahani— the 'Son of Mallah' who brought the votes of the Extremely Backward Class vote of his boatmen community— was also seen meeting with the former chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha – Secular (HAM-S) chief, Jitan Ram Manjhi, a week ago. Since then, it has been reported that he would take his support back from the government.

He told ETV Bharat that he has demanded an MLC seat for his party and a provision of reservation for the 'Mallah' community in the state. "This is not a new demand. Earlier, I told the Union Home Minister Amit Shah about my requests and he had promised me to fulfil them," said Sahni. Clarifying the media 'rumours', he said that he was never angry with the current government. It is you (media) who propagated these rumours, added Sahani.