Counting of votes for the by-election in the Milkipur Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh began at 8am on Saturday. The by-election was held on February 5.
The seized reptiles include Corn snake, King snake, Albino snake, Milk snake, and Green iguana, Monitor lizard, Tarantula, Red squirrel and a packet of white mice.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for their alleged "misdeeds" during the Milkipur by-election and once again asked them to take a holy dip at the ongoing Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj.
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Thursday strongly criticized Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his remarks on the Election Commission, accusing the Opposition of repeatedly attacking constitutional institutions whenever they face electoral defeats.
On Wednesday, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the police were checking the ID cards. In a post on X, Yadav demanded action from the Election Commission to remove people involved in this.
A voter turnout of 46.55 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Wednesday in the single-phase Delhi assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India.
Samajwadi Party's Milkipur by-election candidate Ajit Prasad alleged voter intimidation and police pressure to sway votes against his party. He claimed that despite these efforts, the people of Milkipur are backing the Samajwadi Party.
Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the police were checking the ID cards. In a post on X, Yadav demanded action from the Election Commission to remove people involved in this.