In battle state Uttar Pradesh, BJP surpassed its previous best of 57 seats it managed in 1998. This time, the BJP won 71 seats and in the process decimated Congress, SP and BSP.
While BSP and RLD failed to even open their accounts, Congress was restricted to Rae Bareli and Amethi, represented by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi.
SP's presence in Uttar Pradesh, where it is the ruling party, has been restricted to the Yadav family. Out of the five states it won, party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav emerged victorious from two -- Mainpuri and Azamgarh. It would be interesting to see which seat he vacates.
In the outgoing Lok Sabha, BSP had 21 MPs, SP 23 and Congress 22. BJP had nine seats. Its ally Apna Dal has won two seats.
Rashtriya Lok Dal, a UPA ally, had five MPs in the 15th Lok Sabha. Its chief and Union minister Ajit Singh and his son Jayant have lost the electoral battle this time.
In Bihar, where BJP had fought the last Lok Sabha elections with JD (U), it has won 22 seats this time. Its ally, Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP also managed six seats.
