On November 13, by-polls will be held for nine Uttar Pradesh assembly seats months after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s poor Lok Sabha poll performance in the state. The BJP tally fell from 62 to 33. It lost erstwhile strongholds such as Faizabad (Ayodhya) despite the Ram Temple’s consecration in the run-up to the polls. The Opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) emerged as the single largest party with 37 out of 80 seats. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. (PTI) BJP’s underwhelming Lok Sabha performance in Uttar Pradesh triggered rumblings within the party’s state unit. A string of high-profile meetings in Delhi and Lucknow and political posturing triggered fevered speculation. Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, known as a detractor of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, set off speculation in July after he met with BJP chief JP Nadda. He underlined no one is bigger than the organisation in what was seen as a jab at Adityanath. The BJP dismissed any speculation of infighting and projected a united face. People aware of the matter said Adityanath …