After months of haggling over seats and almost walking out of the Mahagathbandhan, the tiny constituent Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), which is likely to contest just around 15 seats, has seen its chief, Mukesh Sahani, declared as the alliance's Deputy Chief Ministerial face. It's almost like Sahani is the VIP of the opposition alliance, even though the coalition includes bigger players like the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.
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So, what exactly makes Mukesh Sahani the colloquial VIP in this alliance? What does 'Son of Mallah' Sahani and his tiny party actually bring to the table?
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