New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Who won the Uttar Pradesh Member of Legislative Council (MLC) elections? According to reports, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won five of the 11 seats, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) won two seats as of 10:30 am on Wednesday, October 28. The BJP lost in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The results are being announced for the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) elections held in 28 constituencies across four states, including 11 in Uttar Pradesh. Voting for these seats concluded peacefully on October 23 under multi-tier security arrangements, whereas vote counting took place on October 27.

In Uttar Pradesh, polling was held for 11 high-stakes seats - five graduate divisions...