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.

CM Yogi supervised the campaign for bypolls himself. His leadership had been questioned by many within BJP after LS setback. Party insiders, experts say Yogi has passed bypoll litmus test.

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.

Yogi Adityanath not only led the BJP campaign from front by holding multiple rallies for the bypolls across constituencies , but also set the tone with the slogan “batenge toh katenge, ek rahenge to n

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,