Samajwadi Party’s (SP) Tej Pratap Yadav took an early lead in Karhal assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh. By-election in Karhal is a critical battle between SP and BJP, Akhilesh Yadav’s nephew Tej Pratap Yadav contesting against BJP’s Anujesh Pratap Singh. After five rounds of counting, Tej Pratap is leading with 7934 votes against Anujesh.