Congress which contested on 105 seats in UP could manage to win only seven seats, which are less than the number of seats won by BJP ally Apna Dal (Soneylal). Notably, Apna Dal (Soneylal) had contested on 11 seats and won 9 of them. Anupriya Patel, President of Apna Dal (Soneylal), is a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cabinet.