Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani lashes out at Gyanesh Kumar
Mukesh Sahani, leader of the Vikassheel Insaan Party, has publicly attacked Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Election Commission of bias toward the BJP. Sahani threatened legal consequences for the commissioner under a future government led by Rahul Gandhi.
Why it matters
The rhetoric highlights deep-seated political polarization in India and the increasing scrutiny of the Election Commission's neutrality ahead of future election cycles.
Amid the raging controversy over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s functioning , Bihar Mahagathbandhan constituent Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani on Thursday (September 24, 2026) lashed out at the poll body chief stating that if he was to be pardoned a murder, the first person he would shoot is Mr. Kumar. In the same vein, though, he said “what can we do, we are law abiding citizens who respect the Constitution”.
Mr. Sahani, a former Bollywood set designer had formed Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) in 2018 and claims to represent the Extremely Backward Class (EBC) castes of Nishads and Mallahs (fishermen and boatmen) comprising around 20 sub-castes of fishermen who have traditionally depended on rivers for their livelihoods. The caste constitutes a sizeable 9% of Bihar’s population. He is also popularly known as ‘Son of Mallah’ and infamous for his political flip-flops.
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