The BJP won six out of 11 seats in the Uttar Pradesh MLC election. While the party performed better than the Samajwadi Party, the results gave the BJP much food for thought. The party may now have to drop many sitting MLAs before the Assembly election starts early next year.

The results of the Uttar Pradesh MLC (Members of Legislative Council) election for 11 seats, including both the Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies, has left much food for thought for the State BJP going into an Assembly election early next year, not least because the party may have to jettison more than half of its sitting MLAs going ahead.

While the BJP bagged six out of the 11 seats in the fray and has done better than its rival, the Samajwadi Party (SP), within this meta narrative, however, are worries for the BJP.