LUCKNOW, Feb. 26 -- The Income Tax department's searches on the premises linked to Uma Shankar Singh-the lone Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA in Uttar Pradesh-continued for the second consecutive day on Thursday, with coordinated action underway in Sonbhadra, Kaushambi and Ballia. The operation at his Lucknow residence concluded on Thursday morning after nearly 20 hours.

According to sources, officials recovered approximately Rs.10 crore cash from the Lucknow premises. The team also reportedly seized other valuables. The department, however, has not issued any formal statement confirming the cash or valuables recovered during the searches.

The action, which began early Wednesday, covered more than 15 locations simultaneously as part of an...