Updated: May 2, 2021, 08:08 AM IST
The counting of votes for UP panchayat elections 2021 began on Sunday after the Supreme Court on Saturday refused to stay the process of vote counting. The Supreme Court also directed that there will be a strict curfew in the entire state till Tuesday morning and no victory rallies will be permitted.
In a special urgent hearing on a court holiday, a bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Hrishikesh Roy passed the order after taking note of several notifications and assurances of the SEC that the COVID-19 protocols will be followed at all the 829 counting centres.