New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- With the approach of the Bihar Assembly elections, the INDIA bloc has decided to rope in a party that was formed just six months ago, and even gave it three seats to contest from.

Two of the seats for the new party, called Indian Inclusive Party (IIP), led by I P Gupta, would likely be given from Congress' quota, as per media reports.

Gupta released a video message on social media on Friday, where he talked about the seats allocated and said that on these three seats, the party's candidates will contest with the 'karni' symbol.

He spoke of how this was the first political party representing the Tanti-Tatwa and Pan communities.

The Tanti-Tatwa and Pan communities, who are mainly weavers and cloth traders, are usua...