Gupta’s Indian Inclusive Get together is more likely to be part of Tejashwi Yadav’s Mahagathbandhan, giving the Bihar opposition alliance a lift forward of the 2025 Meeting elections.
Forward of the upcoming Bihar Meeting elections, the Opposition Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) appears to be gaining new momentum. Indian Inclusive Get together (IIP) Nationwide President I.P. Gupta met with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav, signalling the possible inclusion of his get together into the alliance. Sources recommend that Gupta’s get together could also be allotted one or two seats throughout the alliance, doubtlessly strengthening its social attain.
The Bihar Meeting elections are scheduled to happen in two phases — on November 6 and November 11, with the outcomes to be declared on November 14.
Why the assembly issues
The Mahagathbandhan at the moment includes the RJD, Congress, CPI (ML)-Liberation, CPI, and CPM, and just lately added the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to its fold. The inclusion of the IIP, which has vital affect among the many Paan (betel) group, may add a brand new dimension to the coalition’s social base.
Earlier this 12 months, Gupta held an enormous rally at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan, drawing hundreds of supporters. The rally targeted on the demand to grant Scheduled Caste (SC) standing to the Paan group — a trigger Gupta has been championing for months.
A former Congress chief, Gupta launched his personal get together, the Indian Inclusive Get together, in April 2025 after resigning from the Congress on the day of the Gandhi Maidan rally.
Who Is IP Gupta?
Like Mukesh Sahani, who rose to prominence by way of caste-based mobilization, I.P. Gupta has constructed his political identification round group illustration. A businessman by occupation, Gupta is now positioning himself as a key political voice for the Paan group and people concerned within the betel commerce, which has a powerful presence throughout Bihar’s rural areas.
Gupta represents the Tanti and Tatwa communities. In 2015, the Bihar authorities included these teams within the Scheduled Caste class. Nevertheless, on July 17, 2024, the Supreme Court docket overturned the choice, shifting them again to the Extraordinarily Backward Class (EBC) checklist.
Since then, Gupta has been on the forefront of a marketing campaign demanding the reinstatement of SC standing for the Tanti-Tatwa group. His current Gandhi Maidan rally was seen as a present of power and a message of political assertion.
Tej Pratap Yadav hints at a giant announcement
In the meantime, RJD chief Tej Pratap Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav’s elder brother, has teased a “massive announcement” relating to his get together’s candidates’ checklist, anticipated inside two days. When requested about his personal constituency, he reacted sharply, saying, “I’ve already mentioned I’ll return to Mahua. Cease asking the identical silly query.”
Tej Pratap, at the moment an MLA from Hasanpur, additionally talked about that discussions with numerous events relating to alliances are ongoing and that particulars can be revealed quickly.
The highway forward
With IP Gupta’s potential entry into the Mahagathbandhan, the opposition alliance seems poised to consolidate its base amongst backward and marginalized communities. As Bihar heads right into a high-stakes electoral battle, the approaching weeks are more likely to witness extra strategic alignments and political surprises.