Supreme Court should take cognisance of West Bengal poll process says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, addressing a press conference on Wednesday, raised concerns over the fairness of the West Bengal Assembly election process following the BJP’s thumping victory in the state (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

He demanded that the Supreme Court direct that video recordings of vote counting be made public to ensure transparency in the electoral process (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Yadav questioned why vote counting could not be made live, drawing a parallel with live court proceedings (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

He further asked why CCTV footage from counting centres was not being made accessible live, alleging reluctance from authorities to ensure full transparency (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister alleged that what happened during the election seen in West Bengal could be replicated on a larger scale in Uttar Pradesh, which is up for assembly polls next year (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Yadav had extended support to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee in the latest West Bengal election (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Asked if he would meet Mamata Banerjee, who was dethroned after being in power in the state for 15 years, SP chief said that he would visit West Bengal (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Yadav refused to give a direct reply on DMK calling the Congress a "backstabber" after the latter announced it would back Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)