Lucknow: Who will be number two in Yogi Adityanath’s next government? That is the big question haunting the BJP leaders as Adityanath's deputy, Keshav Prasad Maurya, lost the election. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath rewrote history in the politics of the most populous state by returning to the post by winning 255 seats.

Yogi is the first chief minister of the state to return to power, having completed five years of full term. Though he is all set to assume the office of CM once again, the big question remains on his deputy.

In one of the biggest upsets amid a raging show, the BJP’s number two in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, lost to Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) candidate Pallavi Patel in Sirathu by around 7,000 votes.

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Maurya’s high voltage campaign featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, and senior minister Nitin Gadkari. One of Maurya's campaigns was attended by Anupriya Patil, sister of opposition candidate Pallavi Patel.

Not only Maurya, but 10 ministers of Yogi’s cabinet lost the election. The second deputy chief minister, Dinesh Sharma, did not contest the election. There are options available to Maurya to make it to the cabinet via the council, but the party's high command has remained silent thus far.

Initial trends started showing that Maurya was leading, but his lead decreased and finally lost to Pallavi Patel. When the trends started showing in favour of him, he tweeted, "The public is winning, hooliganism is losing." Soon after his defeat, his tweet became viral.