Preeti Sagar, wife of the former Bilsi MLA, was declared elected from ward 28 of Behta Gosai last night by a margin of 61 votes but her Samajwadi Party supported opponent Neha Singh demanding recounting which was accepted by senior officials, an official said.
Yogendra raised objections to the recounting, apprehending that wrong practice will be adopted in it, the official said.
Following which the former MLA with his supporters staged a protest outside Mandi campus here and raised slogans against the administration, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Munnalal said.
An FIR was later lodged in which Yogendra and seven others were named besides 250 unnamed, the SP said.