Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and 12 others were today declared elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council.This was annonced by the Returning Officer and Vidhan Sabha Principal Secretary Pradeep Dubey today afternoon after the expiry of the deadline for withdrawal of namesfor the council. Akhilesh, who represents Kannauj seat in the Lok Sabha, had to enter the state Legislative Council or Assembly within six months of taking oath as chief minister. The maximum number of eight candidates of the ruling Samajwadi Party followed by three of the BSP and one each ofthe BJP and Congress-RLD alliance were declared elected to theUpper House. ”””