<p>Ayodhya (UP): <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP's </a>Chandrabhanu Paswan was leading by 11,635 votes over <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/samajwadi-party">Samajwadi Party's (SP)</a> Ajit Prasad after the fourth round of counting for the Milkipur assembly bypoll on Saturday, according to the Election Commission website.</p><p>While Paswan polled 21,600 votes, Ajit Prasad, the son of SP's Faizabad MP Awadesh Prasad, got 9,965 votes.</p><p>The bypoll was necessitated after Awadhesh Prasad vacated the seat following his election to the Lok Sabha last year.</p><p>While the SP is looking to retain the seat, the BJP sees the election as an opportunity to avenge its loss in Faizabad in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.</p><p>In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls, Milkipur was the only seat the BJP lost in Ayodhya district.</p><p>While the BSP is not contesting the bypoll, the Congress is backing its alliance partner SP.</p>.Milkipur bypoll sees over 65% turnout .<p>Earlier in the day, Paswan offered prayers at a temple.</p><p>Speaking to <em>PTI Videos</em>, the BJP candidate thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He also expressed his gratitude to voters for supporting him.</p><p>"We took the welfare programmes and schemes run by the BJP government to the people of Milkipur and they extended support to us," Paswan said.</p><p>If elected, "we will not leave any stone unturned for the development of Milkipur", he said.</p><p>However, Awadhesh Prasad remained confident about his son's victory.</p><p>Election officials worked under pressure from the state government but despite all this, the SP candidate will win, he claimed.</p><p>"The BJP has been involved in large-scale irregularities. The Election Commission and observers were informed about them in writing but no action was taken," he said.</p>
<p>Ayodhya (UP): <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP's </a>Chandrabhanu Paswan was leading by 11,635 votes over <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/samajwadi-party">Samajwadi Party's (SP)</a> Ajit Prasad after the fourth round of counting for the Milkipur assembly bypoll on Saturday, according to the Election Commission website.</p><p>While Paswan polled 21,600 votes, Ajit Prasad, the son of SP's Faizabad MP Awadesh Prasad, got 9,965 votes.</p><p>The bypoll was necessitated after Awadhesh Prasad vacated the seat following his election to the Lok Sabha last year.</p><p>While the SP is looking to retain the seat, the BJP sees the election as an opportunity to avenge its loss in Faizabad in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.</p><p>In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls, Milkipur was the only seat the BJP lost in Ayodhya district.</p><p>While the BSP is not contesting the bypoll, the Congress is backing its alliance partner SP.</p>.Milkipur bypoll sees over 65% turnout .<p>Earlier in the day, Paswan offered prayers at a temple.</p><p>Speaking to <em>PTI Videos</em>, the BJP candidate thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He also expressed his gratitude to voters for supporting him.</p><p>"We took the welfare programmes and schemes run by the BJP government to the people of Milkipur and they extended support to us," Paswan said.</p><p>If elected, "we will not leave any stone unturned for the development of Milkipur", he said.</p><p>However, Awadhesh Prasad remained confident about his son's victory.</p><p>Election officials worked under pressure from the state government but despite all this, the SP candidate will win, he claimed.</p><p>"The BJP has been involved in large-scale irregularities. The Election Commission and observers were informed about them in writing but no action was taken," he said.</p>