India, Oct. 26 -- In an unexpected political twist, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a shock victory in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajya Sabha elections, capitalizing on cross-voting and disputed ballots that disrupted the opposition's calculations. The result has sent ripples through the Union Territory's political circles, exposing cracks within the anti-BJP alliance and prompting official scrutiny into alleged procedural lapses.

BJP's Sat Pal Sharma clinched a Rajya Sabha seat with 32 votes, surpassing the party's strength in the Legislative Assembly by four votes a clear indication that legislators from outside the BJP fold switched allegiances during the secret ballot.

The National Conference (NC)-led alliance, which included the ...