Lucknow, Feb. 8 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav termed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) win in the Milkipur by-election as a 'false victory', and alleged that officials worked hand in glove with the BJP in rigging the election.

In a statement issued after the BJP won the assembly bypoll, Akhilesh said: " The BJP cannot face the growing power of the PDA ('pichde', 'Dalit', 'alpasankhyak') on the basis of votes. That is why it tries to win by misusing the electoral system. The level of manipulation of officials required to do such a rigging may be possible in one constituency somehow, but this will not work in 403."

"The BJP people also know this. That is why BJP people postponed the by-election for Milkipur. Ninety per c...