Proving all arithmetic of the SP-BSP 'mahagatbandhan' in Uttar Pradesh wrong, the BJP and its ally Apna Dal(S) won 64 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats, demolishing the alliance partners, which got 15 seats between them.
The Congress won the lone Raebareli seat of Sonia Gandhi in the politically crucial state that sends the highest number of MPs to the Lower House.
Of the alliance partners, the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was the biggest gainer with 10 seats. Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party won five seats and the smallest of the partners Rashtriya Lok Dal couldn't open its account in the polls
Babbar tweeted in Hindi on Friday," The results are depressing for the Uttar Pradesh Congress. I find myself guilty of not discharging my responsibility in a proper manner.I will meet the leadership and apprise it of my views."
After uprooting the Congress chief from his party bastion, BJP leader Smriti Irani Friday thanked the people, tweeting "a new morning for Amethi, a new resolve."
Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Maneka Gandhi and Mahesh Sharma won from the Lucknow, Sultanpur and Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha seats respectively
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