Mukesh Sahni to field 33% EBC candidates in Bihar assembly polls

PATNA: Vikasheel Insan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni said on Sunday that his party would field 33% candidates belonging to extremely backward classes (EBC) in the forthcoming state assembly polls due in October-November this year.
Addressing a virtual rally ahead of the state assembly election using a digital platform, the VIP national president said that the voters belonging to the EBC will play a decisive role in the formation of the next government in the state. “No government can be formed in the state without the active support of the EBC. Hence it’s of paramount importance to accord due representation and honour to the people falling under EBC category,” he told the supporters of the party.
Sahni said that the VIP has its deep influence among the people belonging to the EBC. “Hence the role of the VIP in the formation of the government after the declaration of the results of the election will be of immense importance,” he told the supporters as well as activists of the party.
Sahni also said that the members of Nishad community, who have a sizable population in many constituencies, would also be given its due representation. “Unko bhi uchit pratinidhitwa milega (they will also be accorded due representation),” he added. He further said that though he stepped into active politics in 2014, he floated a political party, VIP, in November 2018 to cherish the dreams of late Karpoori Thakur, who fought for the cause of the suppressed throughout his political career.