Srinagar- National Conference candidate Imran Nabi Dar alleged horse-trading by the BJP as four MLAs who had promised their support to the ruling party candidate cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls held on Friday.

Voting took place for four Rajya Sabha seats in the Union Territory (UT). This was the first Rajya Sabha election since the abrogation of Article 370 and downgrading and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of J-K into two UTs on August 5, 2019.

“We have said earlier that the BJP does not fight elections in a normal way. Today, it has come to light.

“The BJP did not have the numbers to win this seat. They had only 28 MLAs. How did they get 32? It is clear that horse trading has happened,” Dar told reporters here after the poll results.

The NC won three seats but was defeated

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