Voting begins in Uttar Pradesh for bypolls to nine assembly seats

Voting for by-elections in nine Uttar Pradesh assembly constituencies began on Wednesday, with over 34.35 lakh eligible voters. The bypolls, the first electoral contest in the state since the Lok Sabha elections, see the Congress supporting its INDIA bloc ally, the Samajwadi Party. The BJP, BSP, AIMIM, and Azad Samaj Party are also in the fray.