As the fifth round in the counting of votes for the by-election in Uttar Pradesh's Milkipur Assembly constituency completes, BJP candidate Chandrabhanu Paswan is leading by 14,339 votes to his nearest rival Ajit Prasad of Samajwadi Party,

BJP’s Chandrabhanu Paswan leads over SP’s Ajit Prasad as counting progresses. Stay tuned for real-time results, vote margins, and key updates from Ayodhya district.

Ayodhya: The BJP has taken an early lead in the Milkipur by-election, with initial rounds of vote counting underway. The counting process for the crucial seat in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, began on Saturday, drawing intense attention from both the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP).

With this victory, BJP now holds all five assembly segments in the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency. The other segments include Rudauli, Bikapur, and Ayodhya in Ayodhya district, along with Rudauli in Barabanki district.

BJP's Chandrabhanu Paswan was leading by a margin of 22,152 votes against his Samajwadi Party (SP) rival Ajit Prasad after the eighth round of counting for the Milkipur assembly bypoll on Saturday, according to the Election Commission website.

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.