Akhilesh’s Samajwadi Party scores a win in PM Modi’s Varanasi in UP MLC polls

The BJP secured four out of eleven seats in the recent Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections. Samajwadi Party candidate Lal Bihari Yadav won the Varanasi Teachers’ constituency while BJP retained Meerut seats. Tensions arose at counting centers, with allegations of assault and electoral malpractice reported. Akash Agarwal of the SP claimed physical aggression from BJP supporters during the tensions.