UP Panchayat Election Results Live Update: Counting of votes underway 11:17 AM IST: The Supreme Court on Saturday accepted the assurances of the government and state election commission and said that there will be no delay in the counting of Uttar Pradesh panchayat election results. During the hearing, the Supreme Court pulled up the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission ahead of the counting of votes for the panchayat elections in the state and said "heavens will not fall" if the counting is deferred considering the ongoing Covid crisis. However, the court accepted the UP government's assurances that rules will be changed to make Covid test mandatory for all candidates and officials at the counting centres. READ HERE