BJP in Loss and Samajwadi Party Gains By-Polls in Uttar Pradesh 

Lucknow: The results of the assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh are contrary to the BJP's expectations and also the perception that the ruling party had become invincible in the State. The BJP had been insisting that it would win all 11 assembly seats but could win only eight out of them, which is a loss of one seat for the party. Technically, however, the BJP has won only seven seats since the Pratapgarh seat has been won by its ally, Apna Dal. The BJP has won the Iglas, Lucknow Cantt, Govind Nagar, Manikpur, Ghosi, Balha, and Ganghoh seats.

Political analysts feel that the absence of the Modi factor in the by-elections has dented the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not campaign and the BJP could not sustain the Modi wave in the state elections. The absence of the Modi wave, meanwhile, led to a return of the caste factor that had been submerged under the Modi magic in the Lok Sabha elections. Though Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath campaigned vigorously in the by-elections, he could not override issues related to the economic slowdown, deteriorating law, and order situation, increasing unemployment and non-performance of the bureaucracy. (IANS)

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