"Don't you think it is strange that the person who used to claim till yesterday that he will win the elections, his aim has now changed. Today, the People's Conference does not talk of winning the elections, it talks about defeating Omar Abdullah. This tells you that all these parties follow the BJP's instructions. Their only target is the National Conference," Abdullah said.

"We have not been able to understand yet what the aim of the (home minister's) visit was because the BJP has not fielded candidates here. First, there was a rumour that he had come for a security review meeting but no meeting took place," Abdullah told reporters in the Magam area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district.

Shah was there, according to Abdullah, with the intention of providing "directions to the administration, BJP and its 'B', 'C', 'D' and 'E' teams on how to defeat the National Conference".
Though it hasn't formally endorsed any of the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir, the BJP has offered its support to a few of the newly established political groups that resulted from the repeal of Article 370.

"These parties have come together to defeat the National Conference on the directions of the BJP," he claimed. "But, by the grace of God, people are with us and we will prove that on June 4."

When asked about statements that the National Conference won elections in the Valley because of vote boycotts, Abdullah said the rival parties will now claim that the increase in voter turnout also favours his party.