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UP MLC election results: BJP bags 6 seats, SP wins 4, leads on 1 in close contest

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won six of the 11 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council seats contested in the elections, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) has secured four. Counting is continuing into the third day, with the SP leading on the remaining seat, the Varanasi graduates' constituency, where its candidate Ashutosh Sinha has maintained a steady lead over BJP candidate Kedar Nath Singh.