As the by-elections for nine assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh approach, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and Member of Parliament Akhilesh Yadav expressed strong confidence over his party's success on Friday, news agency ANI reported. 

He predicted that Tej Pratap Yadav, the SP candidate for the Karhal Assembly constituency, will secure victory, and emphasised that the results will mark a historic verdict in favour of his party in the upcoming by-election in Uttar Pradesh.