Lucknow, Aug. 3 -- Mocking the BJP's loss in the Bankipur bypoll, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday that "those who arrogantly thought they could make God dance have instead been made to dance to his tune."

His jab referenced a rally for BJP chief Nitin Nabin that featured a man who was reportedly dressed as Lord Hanuman.

"God has made those who arrogantly thought they could make Him dance, dance to His tune instead. Those who considered themselves above God have been unceremoniously thrown off a moving train by God Himself, along with the fever of their hubris," he said on X.

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