The BSP-SP combine won 15 seats. In the 2017 assembly polls, the SP had a tie-up with the Congress.Campaigning for the bypolls saw Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeting the Congress on the issue of abrogation of Article 370 provisions. "The law and order situation in the state has deteriorated from bad to worse. Besides, seven candidates each will contest the bypolls from Rampur, Iglas (SC) and Zaidpur (SC) seats.In the UP Legislative Assembly, currently the BJP has 302 members, the SP 47 and the BSP 18. The BJP's ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) has eight legislators, while the Congress has seven MLAs in the House.In the Hamirpur by-elections, BJP candidate Yuwraj Singh won the bypoll by a margin of over 17,846 votes, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Manoj Prajapati.

Source: Economic Times October 20, 2019 12:00 UTC