India, Oct. 28 -- Months before the 2027 state assembly polls, the elections to 11 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council graduate and teachers' constituency seats turned into a setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its strongholds of Varanasi and Lucknow, besides witnessing a close contest in Gorakhpur, even as the ruling party won six seats overall, while the Samajwadi Party got a shot in the arm as it bagged five seats.

In the results announced on Wednesday, the BJP's tally of six was the same as in the 2020 Legislative Council election. The SP had won three seats and independent candidates secured two seats six years ago.

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