Omar Abdullah questions BJP’s vote surge

Srinagar: In the wake of the results, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah raised sharp questions about the legitimacy of the BJP’s victory, suggesting possible cross-voting or deliberate invalidation of ballots. In a strongly worded post on X, Abdullah said all JKNC votes remained “intact across the four elections,” verified by the party’s election agent who monitored every polling slip. He questioned how the BJP secured four additional votes beyond its known strength and accused certain MLAs of betraying pre-poll assurances. “Who were the MLAs who deliberately invalidated their votes by marking a wrong preference number?” he asked. “Do they have the guts to put their hands up and own up to helping the BJP after promising us their votes? What pressure or inducement helped them make this choice?”