{"id":2011,"date":"2025-10-24T20:34:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:35:52","slug":"unprecedented-cross-voting-in-jks-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/unprecedented-cross-voting-in-jks-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Unprecedented cross voting in J&#038;K\u2019s history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How 7 MLAs ditched ruling alliance candidates <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4 alliance MLAs voted in favour of BJP<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 \u2018deliberate\u2019 cancellations help party pull off surprise victory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No polling agent present for PDP MLAs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Congress MLA Bhat casts vote without substitute agent<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Srinagar, Oct 24 (KNO): In an outcome that has brought seven party-affiliated MLAs and independents in Jammu &amp; Kashmir under scrutiny, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to win the fourth Rajya Sabha seat due to cross-voting by four MLAs and the \u201cdeliberate\u201d cancellation of votes by three others.<\/p>\n<p>In a result keenly watched across Kashmir, BJP candidate Sat Pal Sharma secured 32 votes-four more than the official strength of the BJP-indicating that four MLAs from the ruling alliance or its supporters voted in his favour. The second winner on the seat, Shammi Oberoi, polled 31 votes.<\/p>\n<p>National Conference (NC) candidate Imran Nabi Dar, who had the assured support of 28 to 29 MLAs, managed to secure only 21 votes-seven to eight fewer than expected.<\/p>\n<p>The NC\u2019s two candidates had the backing of 58 MLAs: 41 from NC, six from Congress, seven independents, three PDP MLAs, and one from CPI(M)\u2014a tally sufficient to win both the third and fourth seats.<\/p>\n<p>The cross-voting has put the spotlight on the role of authorized polling agents appointed by political parties to verify the votes of their MLAs.<\/p>\n<p>As per rules, an elector (MLA) who is a member of a political party is required to show the marked ballot paper to the authorized agent of that party for verification before placing it in the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that all political parties, except the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had appointed authorized polling agents to verify the marked votes of their MLAs.<\/p>\n<p>They also revealed that Congress MLA Nizamuddin Bhat, who was the party\u2019s authorised polling agent, cast his vote without a substitute agent present.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted, Bhat said, \u201cI was the chief polling agent, and I had to show my vote to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls is expected to trigger a war of words between political parties and could become a major issue in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s political landscape in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Sources within the NC claimed that PDP MLAs were instructed to vote for Imran Nabi Dar instead of Shammi Oberoi. \u201cThey had agreed to it,\u201d a senior NC leader disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike independents, MLAs belonging to political parties are required to display their marked votes to authorized polling agents before depositing them in the ballot box. 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