The BJP on Tuesday won an election for the primary time from any seat in Kashmir while facing regional heavyweights just like the National Conference and therefore the PDP.
Aijaz Hussain won the Khonmoh-II District Development Council seat in Srinagar, while Aijaz Ahmad Khan gave the party more reason to cheer by winning the Tulail seat in Bandipora district.
Crediting the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and diligence of party workers for his success, Hussain said the DDC election was a fight between the BJP and remainder of the parties.
“This may be a win for the BJP. The propaganda has been bust as people have shown their faith within the prime minister and his policies. this is often a message that nationalists are prospering in Kashmir,” he told reporters outside the counting centre at SKICC here.
Senior BJP leader and Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had campaigned for the BJP candidate within the predominantly Shia area of Balahama within the Srinagar district periphery.
Hussain said the BJP has put up an honest fight against the regional parties within the valley who had close on one platform — Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration.
“They all came together against the BJP as they were scared of it. But, still the BJP won seats from the valley. Now, they ought to introspect. People want development and this is often a vote for development,” he said.
The BJP candidate said the alliance was “spreading communal propaganda”, but this win “shows there’s no place for that now”.
“People want development and this win inspires us to figure harder for securing seats within the assembly whenever the elections are held within the future,” Hussain said.
The counting for the DDC polls has been completed in Srinagar with the independent candidates winning half the seats.
“The returning officers in Srinagar district have declared the results of District Development Council elections altogether the 14 constituencies and handed over election certificates to winning candidates,” District Election Officer (Deputy Commissioner) Srinagar, Shahid Choudhary said.
He said as per the ultimate results, independent candidates are declared winners in seven constituencies — Srinagar-I, Qamarwari-I, Qamarwari-II, Harwan-I, Harwan-II, Harwan-IV and Harwan-VI.
