The counting of votes for the by-election in the Milkipur Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh began at 8 am on Saturday. The by-election was held on February 5.The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 57.

Months after its huge defeat in Faizabad, BJP turned the Milkipur bypoll, part of the constituency where the Ram temple was inaugurated, into a massive victory for itself.

While Paswan polled over 1.46 lakh votes, his nearest rival Samajwadi Party's Ajit Prasad garnered 84,687 votes. Prasad, who had earlier said he was confident of a win for his son, later accused the BJP government of misusing official machinery.

BJP candidate Chandrabhanu Paswan is poised to register a big win in the bye-election in Uttar Pradesh's Milkipur Assembly constituency. With only 11 rounds of vote counting remaining, he is leading by 44,

BJP achieved a historic win in the Milkipur bypolls. Chandrabhanu Paswan, BJP candidate, won with a leading margin of 42,886 votes. This victory surpassed the previous 2012 record. The bypolls were crucial for BJP after their defeat in Faizabad Lok Sabha polls.

BJP candidate Chandrabhanu Paswan extended his lead over Samajwadi Party's (SP) Ajit Prasad to 31,093 votes after the 11th round of counting for the Milkipur assembly bypoll on Saturday, according to