LUCKNOW: Contrary to the perception of a landslide win for BJP in the UP civic elections, the number of seats in which the party lost its deposit (3,656) was significantly higher than the number of seats it won (2,366). That means about 45 per cent of all the candidates it put up in the elections failed to secure their deposit. It ended up with almost half of them losing their deposits. The polls were thus reduced to contests between BJP, Congress, minor parties and independents supported by the major ones. But given the fact that smaller parties and independents become more relevant in a local election than in parliamentary polls that would be not much of a worry for the BJP.

Source: Times of India December 06, 2017 00:33 UTC