Patna: NDA constituent Shiv Sena, which has no significant presence in Bihar, announced on Sunday that it was jumping into the poll fray in the state on its own, and claimed its “anti migrant” image was due to “canard” spread by rivals.

The party’s national spokesperson Sanjay Raut told reporters that Sena, which is ruling Maharashtra in alliance with BJP, will contest 150 seats in Bihar, where BJP-led alliance is locked in a stiff contest with the Nitish Kumar-led coalition of JD(U)-RJD-Congress.