BJP bags four UP council seats as SP leads in four more

The BJP won four of Uttar Pradesh's 11 Legislative Council seats and the Samajwadi Party one, with counting continuing for six others on Wednesday. BJP led in Gorakhpur Teachers and Agra Graduates, while SP was ahead in Varanasi, Lucknow and Jhansi Graduates and Agra Teachers. SP had won three of these seats in 2020; assembly polls are due next year.