Mayawati was outmaneuvered by the BJP in the race for a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh just days after she helped rival Samajwadi Party (SP) snatch two parliamentary seats from the ruling party in bypolls. BJP-backed Anil Aggarwal beat Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)'s Bhim Rao Ambedkar in a thriller that pitted Mayawati against BJP chief Amit Shah's formidable strategic skills.