Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United will contest 75 seats in the 2021 Bengal polls.

JDU leader and Bengal in-charge Ghulam Rasool Balyawi announced the decision on Thursday but did not make it clear whether there would be an alliance with the BJP just like in Bihar.

Bengal has a sizeable population of people having roots in Bihar and the BJP is eyeing their votes. The JDU’s entry could queer the pitch for these votes if there is no alliance between them in Bengal.