Uttar Pradesh political narrative: BJP retains six seats while Samajwadi Party increases tally to five in Legislative Council elections ahead of Assembly polls. Lucknow: The outcome of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections has given both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party an opportunity to shape the political narrative, with the ruling party playing up its continued political dominance in Uttar Pradesh, while the opposition citing its gains as.