![[Ayodhya’s Milkipur Assembly Bypoll] HC Allows Withdrawal Of Petitions, Clears Decks](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-2-2.png?resize=447%2C277&ssl=1)
The Allahabad High Court permitted the withdrawal of a petition that delayed the Milkipur assembly bypoll, allowing the Election Commission of India to proceed with scheduling it. The petition contested the election of SP MLA Awadhesh Prasad, which became vacant after his Lok Sabha election in June.
Former BJP MLA Baba Gorakhnath Today (Oct 16) moved the Allahabad High Court to withdraw his petition challenging the election of Samajwadi Party leader Awadhesh Prasad from the Milkipur assembly constituency in the 2022 election. The Milkipur seat has fallen vacant following Prasad’s election to Lok Sabha. The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh but left out Milkipur due to proceedings in the matter before the Lucknow bench of the court.
