Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah close to winning Srinagar bypoll Archives

National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah is on his way to winning the Srinagar bypoll and regaining his pride after his shock defeat from the same constituency in 2014. Abdullah was leading by over 9,000 votes over his closest rival, the PDP’s Nazir Ahmad Khan, PTI reported. Abdullah lost in 2014 to the then PDP candidate Tariq Karra, who is now with the Congress. In fact, the Srinagar seat fell vacant after Karra resigned from the PDP. He later joined the Congress which was in an electoral alliance with the…