{
  "id": 174484,
  "title": "BJP lost Bankipur, Datia bypolls deliberately to mislead on EVMs: Akhilesh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/bjp-lost-bankipur-datia-bypolls-deliberately-to-mislead-on-evms",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T11:38:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/akhilesh-yadav-claims-bjp-deliberately-lost-bankipur-datia-bypolls-to-deflect-evm-criticism/articleshow/132921517.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has leveled accusations against the BJP, suggesting they deliberately lost the recent bypolls to distort public opinion on election integrity. He pointed out that the BJP’s departure from its typical campaign strategies was aimed at undermining opposition claims about EVMs. Yadav also promised that upcoming vacancies within the UP government would be filled…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}