Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 28 : Following the results of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) elections across 11 seats, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav issued a message of congratulations to party workers and victorious candidates. 
Cautioning cadres against provocative celebrations, Yadav, in a post on X, warned of potential political conspiracies by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming State Assembly elections.
Congratulating party workers and outlining the strategy following the MLC election performance, Akhilesh Yadav stated, "Heartiest congratulations to you and your colleagues on this victory, but keep in mind that we need to take this to the people through social media in a peaceful manner. No commotion or processions, so that BJP supporters can't infiltrate our midst, spoil the atmosphere, and level accusations of rioting against us. We must guard against all kinds of conspiracies and false allegations, because assembly elections are right ahead. The BJP could plot acts of thuggery at any moment to tarnish our image. We will personally felicitate all of you; if possible, we'll do so by coming to your area. In the meantime, all you victorious MLCs, please prepare a list of those individuals who supported and assisted you in this victory, helping you win. We will also honor all such workers, office-bearers, and well-wishers."
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The elections for 11 seats (5 Graduates' and 6 Teachers' constituencies) in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, widely viewed as a political "semi-final" ahead of the State Assembly elections, saw a competitive split between the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party.
Out of the 11 seats, the BJP won 6 seats (5 declared, leading in 1), while the Samajwadi Party secured 5 seats (3 declared, leading in 2).
In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, the BJP suffered a notable defeat. The Samajwadi Party's candidate Lal Bihari Yadav won the Varanasi Teachers' seat.
In Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's home region of Gorakhpur, the BJP retained its lead in the Gorakhpur Teachers' constituency after an initial trailing phase.
Counting of votes for 11 seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) election is largely complete, with eight seats accounted for so far. Of these, the BJP has won five seats and the Samajwadi Party three.
However, the Election Commission has officially declared results for only six seats so far. According to the Commission, out of the 5 Graduate and 6 Teacher constituencies, winners have been declared for 1 Graduate and 5 Teacher constituencies based on information received so far.
In the Meerut Graduate constituency, Dinesh Kumar Goyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been declared elected. In the Teachers constituencies, Umesh Dwivedi (BJP) has won from Lucknow, Lal Bihari Yadav (Samajwadi Party) from Varanasi, Dr. Akash Agarwal (Samajwadi Party) from Agra, Shri Chand Sharma (BJP) from Meerut, and Dr. Hari Singh Dhillon (BJP) from Bareilly-Moradabad.