Bihar CM and JD(U), chief Nitish Kumar (Image by Reuters)Janata Dal (United), has stated it will contest more that 200 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election due early 2022 if its ally Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), doesn't take the party aboard for the polls. This election will have a significant impact on national politics.KC Tyagi, JD(U), principal general secretary and national spokesperson, told The Indian Express that he had communicated to Yogi Adityanath from UP his interest in contesting the elections in an alliance with BJP. However, he didn't respond to the request.He said that the party led by Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, had organized itself in UP and held meetings there. Both parties are allies in Bihar.Former Rajya Sabha member stated that his party would stand alone if it was not allied with the BJP. He may contest more than 200 seats in the upcoming elections with a large Koeri-Kurmi community.The party could put forward candidates in the Poorvanchal area that borders Bihar and Bareilly, as well as central UP. Tyagi stated that there are at most 16 districts in which we could look to field candidates.The JD(U), which had pulled out of the contest in the final seconds, followed that up by a return to the National Democratic Alliance just a few months later.The BJP won 312 of the 403 seats in the assembly and swept to power. The Congress and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, (SP), former chief minister, were tied up for the election and could only manage 47 seats and 7 respectively. Mayawatis Bahujan Smaj Party (BSP), former chief minister, won 19 seats.Although the BJP claims it is confident about repeating its performance however, there have been rumblings within the party over Adityanath's handling of Covid II, which forced the central leadership into action.Anupriya Singh Patel's Apna Dal, (Sonelal), has nine MLAs as well as two Lok Sabha members. It is also a BJP ally.India's largest state is also the most populous. It sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha, which is the highest number of states.
