NC, PDP spar over cross-voting in RS polls to back BJP | India News
SRINAGAR: The PDP has rejected allegations by rival National Conference that three of its MLAs voted for the BJP in elections to four Rajya Sabha seats in Kashmir in October last year.The current war of words between the NC and the PDP stems from an RTI reply, which says that the Mehbooba Mufti-led party RS did not hire any polling agents during the elections in which the NC won three seats and the BJP the fourth despite a lack of numbers.Records indicate that at least four MLAs cross-voted in favor of BJP candidate Sat Sharma, who got 32 votes against the party’s strength of 28 in the polls held on October 24, 2025. Despite the support of 59 members, the NC failed to win the fourth seatPDP has three MLAs in Kashmir.For the past one week, the NC has been asking PDP MLAs to take an oath on the Koran that they did not vote for the BJP. “We have appointed our agent. But PDP has not appointed any agent. The only way now is the PDP president. Mehbooba Mufti An oath should be taken on the Holy Quran and we will finish the matter,” NC chief spokesperson Tanveer Sadiq said.PDP MLA Waheed Para said, NC’s anger over Rajya Sabha polls is wrong. “It serves as a diversion from the real concerns, especially the erasure of Urdu from government records,” the MLA said.PDP spokesperson Mohit Bhan said his party did not even field a candidate in the RS elections. “Agents are appointed by candidates, not parties. We had three MLAs then and since none of us contested, it was not our mandate to appoint agents.” Pretend Dr.
