Lucknow: The counting of votes for the civic elections in Uttar Pradesh started today at 8 am on Saturday (May 13). Before getting any trend from anywhere, the tweet of Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former CM Akhilesh Yadav has come to the fore. Akhilesh, who had earlier raised questions on the fairness of the Election Commission, has now made every major appeal just before the counting of votes. He said that the Election Commission should release the figures after every round, so that people's trust can be maintained. He wrote in tweeting that, 'Hope the Election Commission will keep telling the figures after each round so that public confidence remains.'

Let us tell you that the main contest in the civic elections is between the BJP and the SP. While the BJP has a challenge to extend its victory after the assembly elections, the SP is looking to avenge its previous defeat. Along with BJP and SP, BSP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have also put full force. After the elections held in two phases of the state's urban bodies, Saturday is now the result day. The vote counting for the election of the representatives of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in all the 75 districts of the state will begin at 8 am on Saturday. Vote counting will take place at Ramabai rally venue in Lucknow. By one o'clock in the afternoon, the results of the wards will start coming.

Let us tell you that the initial trends of 17 municipal corporation seats have come in UP. BJP is leading on 14 seats and SP, BSP and Congress on 1-1. BJP is ahead in Ghaziabad seat. SP is leading from Meerut. BJP has taken lead in Bareilly Mathura and Agra seats also. BJP's Bihari Lal is leading from Jhansi Mayor seat. At the same time, BJP is at number three on Saharanpur mayor seat. BJP has taken lead in Hardoi Nagar Palika seat.

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