Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cited the BJP's "overconfidence" as one of the reasons behind the party's setback in the state in the Lok Sabha elections.

Yogi made the introspection while addressing the BJP's state executive meeting, which was attended by several including Union Minister and party national president, Jagat Prakash Nadda.

"In 2024, the BJP managed to get the same vote percentage as in the previous elections, but vote- shifting and overconfidence hurt our expectations. The opposition, which had previously been on ventilator, has now got some oxygen," the Chief Minister said as quoted by Hindustan Times.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which were held from April to June, the BJP saw its tally of seats tumbling from its previous figure of 62 to 33.

Former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party won 37 seats and its ally Congress 6 in the state which sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha.

Yogi's words came days after Union Minister and BJP veteran Nitin Gadkari cautioned his party over repeating the same mistakes which its arch-rival Congress did.

Gadkari said as quoted by NDTV, "If we continue doing what the Congress used to do, there is no use of their exit and our entry."

"Advani ji used to say that we are a party with a difference. We have to understand how different we are from the other parties," he added.

The former BJP president said as quoted by the media, "If we commit the same mistakes, there is no use in their exit and our entry."

"That is why, in the days to come, party cadres should know that politics is an instrument for bringing social and economic reforms."

Gadkari made the comment while addressing a meeting of the party's Goa unit in presence of state unit chief Sadanand Tanavade and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

The introspection by the top BJP leaders came more than a month after the BJP got its tally in the Lok Sabha polls down from 303 to 240, failing to get the majority (272).

With 240 seats, the BJP, which is spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, needs the mandatory support of its allies to run the government.