Sanjay Raut: Shiv Sena may contest 30 to 40 seats in upcoming Bihar Assembly elections

The Maharashtra-based Shiv Sena may contest 30 to 40 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, said Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday.

Raut said a decision on the number of seats to be contested is expected to be taken in a day or two.

"Our people in Bihar want us to fight 50 seats. We are saying we should contest 30 to 40 seats," he told reporters.

Asked if the Shiv Sena will field a candidate against former Bihar director general of police Gupteshwar Pandey if he is in the poll arena, Raut quipped, "Keep watching."

"I will go to Bihar. I will reply to this query when I reach Bihar," Raut said.

Shiv Sena has been targeting Pandey since he sought a CBI probe in actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death. The MVA government in Maharashtra, have been critical of the former IPS officer over his remarks.

DGP Gupteshwar Pandey, had made headlines in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, had raised many questions over the Mumbai Police's investigation into the actor's death. Pandey had recently took VRS from his services in Bihar Police as Director General of Police(DGP) and joined the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U).

The Bihar Assembly polls will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7, and the counting of votes will take place on November 10.