Top Janata Dal (United) leaders, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, are yet to campaign in Uttar Pradesh, where the party has fielded candidates in 29 constituencies.
The BJP, which is an alliance partner of JD(U) in Bihar and at the Center, had earlier snubbed JD(U)’s offer for a poll tie-up in U.P.
Significantly, another ruling NDA constituent in Bihar, Vikashil Insaan Party (VIP), has put up candidates in 54 constituencies, mostly in eastern part of U.P., and is said to be creating more buzz there than the JD(U). “My party candidates will definitely help the BJP in some seats,” said party chief Mukesh Sahani, who is Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries in the NDA Government in Bihar.
