New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- After allegations were levelled by Samajwadi Party on the Milkipur by-poll in Uttar Pradesh, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that this is the manner in which the BJP contests the elections and the Election Commission is "dead".

"This is the manner in which BJP contests elections. Election Commission is dead. We will have to gift them white cloth," Akhilesh told ANI.

On Wednesday, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the police were checking the ID cards of the voters. In a post on X, Yadav demanded action from the Election Commission to remove people involved in this.

"The Election Commission should immediately take cognizance of the pictures related to this news that Ayodhya police is checking the ID cards of v...