BJP losing in Uttar Pradesh 

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had major victories in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, securing the lion’s share of seats from Uttar Pradesh, faced significant losses from the state in its bid for a third term at the Centre.

Of the 62 seats the party previously won in the state, it was losing in 27 as candidates from the Samajwadi Party, part of the INDIA bloc, emerged as key challengers.

Among the prominent figures losing their seats were Union Minister Smriti Irani from Amethi, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra from Kheri, and Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur.

In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party forged an alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), allocating it the Baghpat and Bijnor Lok Sabha seats as part of a seat-sharing plan.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA won 62 of the 80 seats, while the BSP and Samajwadi Party, then allies, won 10 and five seats, respectively.