October 23, 2025
Patna: The focus was to be on Tejashwi Yadav, not Mukesh Sahani. At 11.30 am (or a little past) Thursday, in Patna's Hotel Maurya, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader was to be named the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face, for next month's Bihar Assembly election. But, as the clock ticked past noon, the opposition alliance's leadership were MIA. They were, in fact, in an emergency behind-the-scenes huddle because of a last-gasp, 'make me Deputy Chief Minister' bombshell thrown by Vikassheel Insaan Party boss Mukesh Sahani. Sources told NDTV Sahani refused to attend sans a 'respectable place' in the alliance, one based on his record of fighting for the rights of Bihar's marginalised communities. 'If the 'grand alliance' talks about social justice, then we want a share in positions... not just seats...' he reportedly told alliance chiefs. What did he want? In pop culture terms, to be Tonto to Tejashwi Yadav's Lone Ranger, to be Robin to Yadav's Batman, Samwise Gangee to the RJD leader's Frodo Baggins.
A 21-year-old Indian man-- an illegal immigrant in the US-- has been accused of causing a fiery semi-truck crash that killed three people in Southern California. The man, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, was arrested on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after smashing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on a San Bernardino County freeway, according to US news reports.
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Patna: The focus was to be on Tejashwi Yadav, not Mukesh Sahani. At 11.30 am (or a little past) Thursday, in Patna's Hotel Maurya, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader was to be named the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face, for next month's Bihar Assembly election. But, as the clock ticked past noon, the opposition alliance's leadership were MIA. They were, in fact, in an emergency behind-the-scenes huddle because of a last-gasp, 'make me Deputy Chief Minister' bombshell thrown by Vikassheel Insaan Party boss Mukesh Sahani. Sources told NDTV Sahani refused to attend sans a 'respectable place' in the alliance, one based on his record of fighting for the rights of Bihar's marginalised communities. 'If the 'grand alliance' talks about social justice, then we want a share in positions... not just seats...' he reportedly told alliance chiefs. What did he want? In pop culture terms, to be Tonto to Tejashwi Yadav's Lone Ranger, to be Robin to Yadav's Batman, Samwise Gangee to the RJD leader's Frodo Baggins.
Patna: The focus was to be on Tejashwi Yadav, not Mukesh Sahani. At 11.30 am (or a little past) Thursday, in Patna's Hotel Maurya, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader was to be named the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face, for next month's Bihar Assembly election. But, as the clock ticked past noon, the opposition alliance's leadership were MIA. They were, in fact, in an emergency behind-the-scenes huddle because of a last-gasp, 'make me Deputy Chief Minister' bombshell thrown by Vikassheel Insaan Party boss Mukesh Sahani. Sources told NDTV Sahani refused to attend sans a 'respectable place' in the alliance, one based on his record of fighting for the rights of Bihar's marginalised communities. 'If the 'grand alliance' talks about social justice, then we want a share in positions... not just seats...' he reportedly told alliance chiefs. What did he want? In pop culture terms, to be Tonto to Tejashwi Yadav's Lone Ranger, to be Robin to Yadav's Batman, Samwise Gangee to the RJD leader's Frodo Baggins.
