"Was hoping for a higher turnout,"says Omar Abdullah, hopefull of alliance's prospects

National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that he expected higher turnout in the assembly election.

"I was hoping for a little more turnout. Because there was no call from the boycott. There were no attacks. There was



no attempt to suppress and threaten the voters," Omar Abdullah said.

"But I think the central government is also partially responsible for this situation. They have tried to present high turnout as a sign of normalcy at different places," he said.