India, Feb. 4 -- LUCKNOW The high-pitched campaigning for the bypoll to the Milkipur assembly seat in Ayodhya ended on Monday amid public meetings, road shows, rallies, attacks and counter attacks by BJP and SP leaders/candidates. The bypoll is scheduled for February 5 and the results will be announced on February 8.

The contest is primarily between the SP and the BJP, with both parties deploying senior leaders for campaigning. The stage is set for a direct contest between the BJP's Chandrabhan Paswan and SP's Ajeet Prasad. Azad Samaj Party candidate Santosh Kumar Chaudhary and Congress rebel Bholanath Bharati are working to make it a multi-cornered contest. The Bahujan Samaj Party has already announced to stay away from the contest.

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