Srinagar, Nov. 27 -- Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday alleged that the BJP "helped the People's Democratic Party secure a win" in the recently held Budgam bypoll.

"Do you think the BJP had no role to play in PDP's success? Did the BJP not field the proxy candidates? It was all manipulated," he told reporters here.

The ruling National Conference (NC) lost the bypoll to the PDP by over 4,000 votes.

The poll was necessitated after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacated the seat following his election from the family bastion of Ganderbal as well in last year's assembly polls.

The result of the bypoll was declared on November 14.

Choudhary added, "But we are proud that the people stood by the NC candidate. The whole (BJ...