Sajad Lone Claims ‘Fixed Match’ Between NC, BJP Post RS Polls Outcome

Srinagar : People’s Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone has strongly criticized the recently concluded Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, terming them a “fixed match” between the National Conference (NC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Lone, taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), expressed his disapproval after NC secured three of the four Rajya Sabha seats and BJP won one seat. “So BJP wins the fourth seat. As predicted — fixed match. Axis of the evil — NC and BJP. Thank God I abstained. Imagine what my plight would have been,” he wrote in a post that quickly drew attention.
The People’s Conference leader alleged that the voting outcomes indicated a pre-arranged understanding between the two parties. Lone pointed out that the NC cast more votes than necessary for its third candidate, highlighting a potential manipulation. “Why did NC poll extra votes for candidate 3? They didn’t need to. They polled 31 votes for candidate 3. Only 28 or 29 would have sufficed since BJP was contesting for seat four,” he claimed.
He also raised questions regarding cross-voting, rejected ballots, and what he described as “possible hand-in-glove conduct” between the NC and BJP, calling for a thorough scrutiny of the entire voting process.(KNS)