Teacher-MLC candidate Pramod Mishra manhandled at Commissionerate Gate: In Varanasi, a former MLC said, "I am the candidate... let me go, it's just an auspicious time."

In Varanasi, India's Varanasi region, a scuffle broke out between BJP candidate Dr. Pramod Mishra and his supporters at the Commissionerate office on Saturday during the teacher election. Security personnel pushed back candidate Pramod Kumar Mishra as he arrived at the gate. Pramod Mishra was forced outside when he tried to open the gate. From outside, candidates, including the Mayor and a legislator, kept knocking on the door to get it opened, but they were not allowed inside.