Bypolls: BJP on the backfoot in UP, Gujarat, Rajasthan

The BJP is on the backfoot in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat as it risks losing eight seats to the Samajwadi Party and two to Congress, respectively, in the Vidhan Sabha bypolls. It has lost three seats to the Congress in Rajasthan. The results have dealt a heavy blow to the Modi wave and could have an impact on the Vidhan Sabha polls in Maharashtra and Haryana. Aaj Tak analyses the emerging trends with psephologist Sanjay Kumar, senior journalists Alok Mehta, Rajdeep Sardesai and Nalini Singh, Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha and BJP spokesperson Shanawaz Husain.