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SP delivers shocker in UP by-polls; RJD keeps Jehanabad, Araria in Bihar

The results of Gorakhpur and Phulpur came as a shock to the BJP, Gorakhpur was vacated by CM Yogi Adityanath, who had been its representative since 1998

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Uttar-Pradesh- Lok Sabha by-polls graphic. (Photo: PTI)

Archis MohanSatyavrat Mishra New Delhi/Patna
The chemistry that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had struck with the electorate of Uttar Pradesh in the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2017 state Assembly polls was trumped by the arithmetic of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) coming together for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur by-elections, the results for which were announced on Wednesday.
 
In Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) retained the Araria Lok Sabha and Jehanabad Assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bhabhua Assembly seat.
 
The results of Gorakhpur and Phulpur came as a shock to the BJP. Gorakhpur was vacated by

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