January 26, 2019 witnessed one of the most important events in the political history of India—the coming together of Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) to seal an alliance, burying their two-decade-long hostility. The alliance was expected to change the dynamics of the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh which has 80 Lok Sabha seats. The historic tie-up was expected to give a strong fight to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the Lok Sabha elections. However, four months down the lane, after facing a near rout in the polls, both the parties have called it quits, at least for the time being.