BJP on 'lotus bloom' in Kashmir polls: 'Slap in the face of separatists'

NEW DELHI: The BJP has said its good performance in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu & Kashmir is encouraging as it emerged as the single largest party with 74 seats.

The BJP said that by showing faith in democracy, the people of Kashmir delivered a slap in the faces of separatists. The "lotus bloom" in the valley was described by the BJP as a victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies.

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad held a press conference at the party headquarters here on Wednesday.

BJP has emerged as the single largest party in the District Development Council polls in Jammu & Kashmir. BJP has won 74 seats, National Conference 67 seats, PDP 27 and Congress has got 26 seats.

Prasad said the BJP received a total of 4,87,364 votes, while the National Conference got about 2.82 lakh votes, PDP got around 57,000 and Congress got just 1.39 lakh votes. He said, "Thus, in the Jammu & Kashmir DDC election, the BJP has got more votes than the NC, PDP and Congress combined."

He said, "There are 49 independents who won in the Zilla Vikas Parishad elections and many of them were supported by the BJP."

He said, "Those talking about the PAGD alliance victory, they should know that this alliance was formed as these parties could not face the BJP alone." (IANS)

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