Darbhanga, Oct. 21 -- Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) Chief Mukesh Sahani on Tuesday refuted claims that his party's candidate from the Tarapur Assembly Constituency had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

He clarified that the individual in question, Sakaldeo Bind, had previously contested as an independent and is not a VIP candidate, though he has now extended his support to the BJP.

This comes after, on October 20, Sakaldeo Bind, said to be a VIP candidate from Tarapur, joined the BJP and offered his support to Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary, who is also contesting from the same constituency.

Speaking to the reporters in Darbhanga, Mukesh Sahani had reached out to inaugurate the election office of VIP candidate from Darbhanga, ...