Sahni's family made a big mistake, BNP candidate laid down the weapon before winning, know Ganesh Bharti?

Last Updated: October 19, 2025, 09:06 IST Kusheshwar Asthan Vidhan Sabha Seat: The nomination of BNP candidate Ganesh Bharti on the Kusheshwarsthan seat from Darbhanga has been canceled due to lack of signature of Santosh Sahni. By which the Grand Alliance can weaken and NDA can benefit. Kushverasthan Assembly Seat: Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) made such a mistake on the election board of Bihar. What is called ‘suicide goal’ in political circles. In the Kusheshwarsthan seat of Darbhanga, the home ground of party supremo Mukesh Sahni, the nomination of the party’s official candidate Ganesh Bharti was canceled due to a minor, but inexcusable, administrative lapse. This incident not only weakened the Grand Alliance on a seat that was considered won, but also raised serious questions about the functioning of the top leadership of VIP and the family of Mukesh Sahni itself. Where and how did the error happen? The whole story came down to one signature. It so happened that BNP candidate Ganesh Bharti submitted his nomination papers, but the official document (Form-B) awarding the party symbol did not have the signature of the party’s national president Santosh Sahni. Santosh Sahni is the brother of Mukesh Sahni. According to the Election Commission rules, this is a serious technical error, due to which the Returning Officer rejected the nomination of Ganesh Bharti as a BNP candidate without any concession. It is an irony that Ganesh Bharti, who himself called Mukesh Sahni to Biraul and gave him the ticket with great confidence, has become ‘orphaned’ due to the mistake of his own party. Who is Santosh Sahni and what is the old dispute? Santosh Sahni is the brother of Mukesh Sahni and also the national president of VIP. His name has also been associated with controversies before. This is the same Santosh Sahni, who wanted to make Mukesh Sahni a “minister” by making him stand in his place as a minister during his oath of office. To which the then Chief Minister Nitish Kumar scolded him severely on the stage itself. Apart from this, Santosh Sahni’s name is also involved along with Mukesh Sahni in an ongoing court case over misuse of ‘Naav’ election symbol. What will Ganesh Bharti do now? Ganesh Bharti, which has a good hold at the local level. Now he is not out of the electoral fray. He filed nominations in two sets, one of which was as an independent. Now he will contest the elections of Kusheshwarsthan on this basis. However, this will cause direct loss to the Grand Alliance. With the party’s symbol being snatched away, Ganesh Bharti will now have to work doubly hard to garner votes. NDA can directly benefit from the scattering of votes. This whole incident weakened VIP even before the contest for a strong seat started. More about the author Amit Ranjan I have worked in electronic, print and digital media in my career spanning 12 years. My journey started at Star News and reached Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar Digital and Local 18. From reporting to … read more I have worked in electronic, print and digital media in my career spanning 12 years. My journey started from Star News and reached Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar Digital and Local 18. From reporting… read more Location: Darbhanga, Bihar First published: 18 October 2025, 22:42 IST homebihar Sahni’s family made a big mistake, BNP candidate laid down arms.