India, Aug. 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) setbacks in the Bankipur and Datia bypolls was the outcome of several factors, including disenchantment among upper castes, anger over paper leaks, donation theft at the Ram Temple, and intra-party issues at the local level, said several party leaders on Monday.

Bankipur was earlier held by party chief Nitin Nabin who vacated it following his election to the Rajya Sabha earlier this year. Both Bankipur and Datia were counted as party strongholds.

Jan Suraaj Party's Prashant Kishor wrested Bankipur from the BJP, and Congress's Kuwar Ghanshyam Singh retained the seat for the party.

Before 2023, Datia had elected the BJP three times in a row. "The loss is an eye opener for the party.it...