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| We won despite Omar Abdullah making it Jammu vs Kashmir: Sat Sharma on his victory in RS Polls | | | 
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Jammu, Oct 25: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Sharma said that he won the fourth seat in Rajya Sabha polls in the Union Territory despite attempts by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to “create a division on the basis of Jammu versus Kashmir”.
He was speaking to reporters after receiving a warm welcome from party workers and supporters on his return from Kashmir after winning the election. He called it a historic win for the party.
The BJP also rejected People’s Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone’s allegation that the Rajya Sabha election was a “fixed match” between the National Conference (NC) and the BJP.
On Friday, the ruling NC won three seats, while the BJP managed one in the first Rajya Sabha elections held in Jammu and Kashmir after it became a Union Territory in 2019. Sharma defeated NC candidate Imran Nabi Dar by securing 32 votes against his opponent’s 22 in the third notification. NC’s Gurwinder Singh Oberoi also got elected under this notification by securing 31 votes.
“In the third notification, the BJP emerged as the biggest party and it is a historic win for the party. I did not offer anything to anyone but asked the legislators to vote after listening to their conscience. This time we got four votes, next time 40 more people will side with us listening to their conscience,” Sharma told reporters at the party headquarters here.
He was accorded a warm welcome on his arrival at Jammu airport and was taken in a procession to Trikuta Nagar party headquarters, amid high-pitch sloganeering in support of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Asked about the statement of People’s Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone, accusing the NC of “gifting” seven votes to the BJP to ensure the saffron party’s victory on one Rajya Sabha seat, he said, “What he is saying now has no meaning. Why did he not vote? He should have voted, whether for A or B. Staying away from voting is undemocratic.” Addressing the party workers, the BJP leader said, “This is a historic victory for the BJP. We have won the seat from the soil of Kashmir, despite attempts by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his party to create a division on the basis of Jammu versus Kashmir. He (Abdullah) asked the legislators to unite against the BJP, which won 29 seats from Jammu in the 2024 Assembly polls.
“I am dedicating my win to the prime minister, party workers. We will continue to serve the people under ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas Sabka Prayas’.” He said despite the cold, a large number of party workers assembled outside the civil secretariat and chanted ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ to celebrate the party’s success.
“Kashmir is a changed place where people can move around Lal Chowk without any fear and take pictures anytime,” he said, expressing confidence of winning bypolls in both Nagrota and Budgam Assembly segments scheduled for November 11. |
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