On September 6, JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah addressed voters in Ganderbal, referring to the upcoming polls in the valley as "strange." "This is a strange election. I knew that the leaders in Delhi never liked me. But now I have realised that they hate me. When I contested the election from the Baramulla constituency, a candidate who was behind bars filed the nomination against me. He recorded an audio clip and circulated it... Maybe it was my bad luck that I was defeated by him.
I did not see any conspiracy in it. However, for the last 2 days, it seems like a conspiracy to me...I don't understand how those behind bars file nominations only against me", said Omar Abdullah.