With candidates from the BJP-RLD alliance winning or leading in seven of nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls were held, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has doubled down on his 'batenge toh katenge' slogan.

The election results in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have underlined the BJP’s comeback after the Lok Sabha setback. And Yogi Adityanath is at the centre of it all.

BJP won six assembly by-polls, and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RJD) won one seat, while the Samajwadi Party was able to win just two seats out of nine contested.

Among the 6 seats the BJP won are Kundarki, which had gone to either SP or BSP in the last 28 years, and Katehari that it last won in 1991.

The results of the Uttar Pradesh by-elections in nine assembly constituencies have reinforced the dominance of the BJP and its allies, who secured seven seats. The victory reflects Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s aggressive leadership,

Of the nine constituencies in the bypolls, the BJP won six, another seat was won by its ally RLD, while the opposition SP ended up with two

The BJP's victory in seven out of nine Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls signals a resurgence for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Adityanath's emphasis on Hindu unity and the BJP's focus on nationalism proved successful,