Patna: Patna: It’s finally official: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will be the Opposition’s chief ministerial candidate of Bihar.

If that was on expected lines, the naming of Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani as the deputy CM face was more interesting. ADVERTISEMENT

The announcements were made at a joint press conference by INDIA bloc parties on Thursday, after weeks of deliberations and differences.

Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot informed there will be a few more deputy CMs if the Mahagatbandhan wins next month’s Assembly elections. Voting will take place on November 6 and 11, while the counting will take place on November 14.

“All allies in the INDIA bloc, including our leader Rahul Gandhi, have unanimously decided that Tejashwi Yadav will be our CM face, and we will co

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