India, Oct. 27 -- Allegations over the absence of CCTV cameras inside the counting hall surfaced at the Bankipore Government Girls High School on Tuesday, as Congress candidate Sanjay Yadav staged a sit-in demanding surveillance inside the venue for the Bihar Legislative Council's Patna Teachers' constituency election.

Yadav said cameras had been installed on the counting premises but were missing from the hall itself, despite the presence of wiring. Follow live updates on MLC election results here

Though videography of the entire counting process using ballot papers was being done, he said the absence of CCTV cameras raised suspicions of possible manipulation of the result.

RJD candidate Dr Sanjeev Kumar Singh also expressed surprise ...