Adityanath had said the results were a "lesson" and cited overconfidence and inability to understand the SP-BSP tie-up
In order to win the next election at a similar scale, the BJP would have to either replicate its 2014 distribution and performance, or make up for losses in the north and west elsewhere in the country
Regional parties are hoping to forge a united front without the Congress as an alternative to BJP in 2019 elections
A protege of the BSP creator-builder, Kanshi Ram, Dr Nishad's plank was carving out a sub quota for the Nishads within the 28 per cent reservation earmarked in education and jobs for the OBCs
RJD on Wednesday won the Araria Lok Sabha bypoll by 61,788 votes
Last year, Adityanath and deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya had resigned from the Gorakhpur and Phulpur constituencies respectively after they were elected to Vidhan Parishad
The fact that the BJP lost both the seats - Gorakhpur was vacated by Adityanath and Phulpur by his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya - is a reason for review
The meeting between Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav has triggered speculation about a possible tie up between the two parties
Agrawal quit the SP to join the BJP after he lost out to actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan in the race for re-nomination to the upper house
He also said the Congress was keen to rebuild the party in Uttar Pradesh but that would not happen overnight
If the experiment of the SP-BSP tie-up works, it could provide a base for the battered and scattered opposition to join forces against the BJP before the big battle in 2019
The prospect of facing the combined strength of SP-BSP has turned the heat on the constituencies represented by CM Yogi Adityanath and deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
BJP has fielded Kaushalendra Singh Patel, while the Congress and the SP have given tickets to Manish Mishra and Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel
UP LS bypolls: BJP banks on Modi-Yogi factor, Oppn on their 'failures'
SP candidate Mohammad Fahim won from Bilari and Kismati Devi won from Jangipur