The alliance is likely to get bigger with Congress, RJD and other smaller parties joining to give BJP a run for its money in 2019 elections.

How BJP's divide and rule politics backfired in breaking up SP-BSP alliance

The alliance is likely to get bigger with Congress, RJD and other smaller parties joining to give Modi and Amit Shah a run for their money in 2019 elections.

The saffron party needs to take note of these crucial signals the voters are sending them.

Are achhe din over for BJP?

Bihar and UP by-polls a sign of tides turning for BJP.

'If it was just a Phulpur loss it could have been explained away in that 2014 was the first time BJP won the seat.'

UP by-polls result: Twitter pundits on BJP's embarrassing defeat in Adityanath's turf

'When your CM and deputy CM lose from their home LS seats, no amount of spin can mask the reality.'

Why BJP is headed for a Waterloo in UP's Phulpur

Why Modi-Adityanath's reputation is at stake in Phulpur by-poll

For the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, the battle will be a Waterloo, no less.