BJP wins three seats in legislative council polls in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW (INDIA): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received a major boost in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Saturday when it won legislative council elections in three seats.nnBJP candidates won the Graduate constituencies of Kanpur, Gorakhpur-Faizabad and Bareilly-Moradabad, of elections held to five seats.nnUnlike the other elections, to vote as part of the Graduate Constituency, apart from being a citizen of India and a resident in the constituency, the main requirement is that the person must have a Graduate degree from a recognized Indian University, or an equivalent qualification.nnBJP?s Arun Pathak defeated his nearest Samajwadi Party (SP) rival in the Kanpur graduate constituency by 9,000 votes.nnIn the Gorakhpur-Faizabad graduate constituency, BJP?s Devendra Pratap Singh defeated his nearest Secondary Education Federation Sharma Group?s Sanjayan Tripathi.nnIn the Bareilly-Moradabad MLC graduate seat, BJP?s Jaypal Singh Vyast defeat his nearest SP-supported candidate Renu Mishra, while the Congress candidate Kumud Gangwar stood third.nnSource: IANS