Lucknow, Oct. 29 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday urged party workers in Varanasi to remain steadfast at counting centres and leave only after collecting their victory certificates, while calling on them to arrange food, water, umbrellas and towels for their colleagues.

In a post shared on X, Yadav appealed to party workers to remain alert during the counting process and maintain their morale amid the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) election vote counting.

"Everyone, stay steadfast and leave only after collecting the certificate of victory. We appeal to our workers in Varanasi city to help their colleagues at the counting centre by arranging food, water, umbrellas, towels and other essentials. Kee...