Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 7: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah today said the results of the elections to the posts of chairpersons of District Development Councils (DDC) in Jammu and Kashmir were not a surprise.
“Shopian DDC election, even Srinagar for that matter, aren’t really a surprise. These people have been buying & selling elected representatives since 1984. Practice makes perfect!” Omar wrote on Twitter.
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), led by former Finance Minister of the erstwhile State Altaf Bukhari, won two of the three chairperson posts for which the polls were held in the first phase.