New Delhi. The results of the elections for four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir have come. Candidates of the state’s ruling party National Conference have won three seats while one seat has gone to BJP. National Conference’s Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzan, GS Oberoi alias Shammi Oberoi and Sajjad Ahmed Kitchlu have won. BJP’s Sat Sharma has also won. Elections were held on these four seats today itself. Sat Sharma has got 32 votes and is also the state BJP president. Both PDP and Congress had supported the National Conference.
#WATCH Rajya Sabha Elections BJP workers celebrate the victory of J&K BJP President Sat Paul Sharma, who wins after securing 32 votes, leaving NC’s Imran Nissar with 22 votes. https://t.co/JTYgYpalVL pic.twitter.com/Hy6S9u7I2Q
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National Conference’s Shammi Oberoi is the first Sikh leader to go to Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir. This is the first Rajya Sabha election in the state after the abrogation of Article 370 and division of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. According to media reports, National Conference’s Imran has got only 22 votes against Sat Sharma. In view of this, the issue of cross voting is also coming to the fore in this election. According to media reports, some opposition members cross-voted in favor of the BJP candidate and he won. Let us tell you that the total number of members in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is 88. Out of which 86 MLAs exercised their franchise.
People’s Conference President Sajjad Gani Lone did not participate in the voting process. However, after getting the support of Congress, People’s Democratic Party, CPI(M) and independent MLAs, the number of MLAs voting in favor of NCP increased to 58 due to which it was being estimated that National Conference could win all four seats but BJP was successful in capturing one seat. The voting process continued till 4 pm, after which the counting of votes started and the results were declared. People’s Conference Chairman Sajjad Gani Lone raised questions on the ruling party itself.
