The present invention provides a
liquid crystal alignment agent, which can obtain a
liquid crystal alignment film that has good resistance to AC afterimages or afterimages derived from residual DC and has good adhesion to a
sealant, and can obtain a
liquid crystal display element that suppresses the deviation of brightness within the surface during black display and has excellent contrast characteristics. The liquid
crystal alignment agent is characterized in that it contains the following (A) components and (B) components. (A) component: a
polymer (A) having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1). (B) component: a
polymer (B) having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (3). (In formula (1), R 1 ~R 4 is a
hydrogen atom, a
halogen atom, an
alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, etc., R 1 ~R 4 At least one of Y is a group other than a
hydrogen atom as defined above. 1 is a
divalent organic group having a partial structure represented by the following formula (H). 3 is a tetravalent
organic group derived from an aromatic dianhydride, Y 3 is a
divalent organic group having a partial structure represented by formula (m). 30 is a
hydrogen atom or an
alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. 31 , Z 32 is a
hydrogen atom, etc. )(Q 3 For - (CH 2 ) n -(n is 2 to 20), any -CH 2 - is optionally substituted by -O-. The
oxygen atoms are not directly bonded to each other. Any
hydrogen atom on the
benzene ring is optionally substituted by a monovalent organic group. * represents a bond. )