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.

Chandrabhanu Paswan from the BJP and Ajit Prasad from the Samajwadi Party are contesting against each other from the Milkipur Seat.

With Ayodhya at the heart of BJP’s Hindutva narrative, the Milkipur bypoll serves as a test of the party’s hold over the region. For the SP, a victory here would further consolidate its momentum after the Faizabad win.

Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Chandrabhan Paswan thanked the people of Milkipur after securing a historic victory in the Assembly bypoll against Samajwadi Party's Ajit Prasad by a margin of 61,710 votes.

LUCKNOW: BJP's Chandra Bhanu Paswan, a ground-level worker of the ruling party, defeated Samajwadi Party’s Ajit Prasad, son of Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad by a

BJP's Chandrabhanu Paswan is leading Samajwadi party candidate Ajit Prasad by a margin of over 11,600 votes. According to official Election Commission data, the BJP candidate has secured 21,600 votes in the first three rounds of counting while the SP candidate has got 9,965 votes.

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.

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 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