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NC’s Strong Performance in Pir Panjal Driven by Discontent with PDP and BJP

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 Editor

Anger against PDP, BJP helps NC perform well in Pir Panjal National Conference (NC) has been able to break into the stronghold of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Pir Panjal range of Rajouri and Poonch districts. The party, which won only one seat in the region in 2014, has managed to grab four of the eight seats this time. Till the 2014 Assembly polls, there were seven seats in the twin districts along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan. However, after the delimitation of 2022, Thannamandi seat was added…

Trailblazers: Shagun, Shamima, and Sakina Elected to J&K Assembly

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Editor

The National Conference and Congress alliance won 48 seats in J&K, but only two of the 30 Hindu candidates from the bloc were successful in the elections. In the assembly polls held in Jammu and Kashmir after a hiatus of ten years, three women were elected among the 90 members, with one woman being a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Jammu region and the other two belonging to the National Conference in the Kashmir division. The elected women include Shamima Firdous and Sakina Itoo from the National…

Jammu Vs Kashmir: The Growing Polarisation and Its Impact

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir’s assembly elections reveal deep political divides, with NC dominating Kashmir and BJP thriving in Jammu, reflecting religious preferences An array of jagged mountain ranges and a state-of-the-art tunnel are not the only barriers between the two regions that make up India’s most restive region and its newest Union territory. As the results of the assembly elections showed on Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir are also separated by their political preferences, which tracked closely with the dominant faiths in these regions. The 2024 polls threw up among the most…

Kashmir Poll Results: The Big Winners and Surprising Losers

October 9, 2024 Editor

While the NC-Congress alliance swept to a majority in J&K, Tuesday’s results brought disappointment for the PDP and smaller parties With the National Conference-Congress combine crossing the majority mark, the PDP getting just three seats, and smaller parties and Independents failing to live up to the hype, here is a look at the prominent winners and losers in the Valley after Tuesday’s results in the J&K Assembly elections. Winners Omar Abdullah: The National Conference vice president and former J&K chief minister won from both Budgam and Ganderbal Assembly seats, defeating PDP candidates…

Omar Abdullah Warns BJP: No Tricks as NC-Congress Alliance Takes Lead

October 8, 2024 Editor

NC-Congress Alliance Hopes for Victory: Omar Abdullah’s Faith in God’s Will Srinagar 08 Oct : National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Tuesday asserted there should be no “fiddling” with the mandate of people in Jammu and Kashmir, and the Centre and the Raj Bhavan must not indulge in any “machinations”. “Transparency should be there. Whatever happens should be done in a transparent manner. There should be no fiddling with the peoples’ mandate. If the mandate of the people is against the BJP, then the BJP should not indulge in…

Will Independents Tip the Balance? BJP in Talks for J&K Government Formation

October 8, 2024 Editor

Following the exit polls, the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir is reportedly reaching out to potential independent candidates and small parties to secure a majority. Following the release of exit poll trends for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the BJP has stepped up its efforts to form a government in the state. Sources say that senior BJP leaders are already in contact with potential independent candidates, including Altaf Bukhari and Sajjad Lone, who are likely to win. Exit poll trends suggest that the BJP is lagging behind in forming…

J&K Polls: Congress Leader Alleges BJP’s ‘Games’ to Engineer Majority

October 8, 2024 Editor

Congress vows to stop BJP’s attempts to manipulate election results in Jammu and Kashmir, promising to protect democracy A day before the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly poll results, the Congress on Monday (October 7, 2024) accused the BJP of taking “malicious steps” through a “malafide exercise of power” to negate the people’s verdict in favour of the Congress-NC alliance in the Union Territory. The party said it will do everything in its power to thwart such “nefarious designs”. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh…

PDP’s Potential Alliance with Cong-NC: Farooq Abdullah Calls It ‘A Great Thing’

October 7, 2024 Editor

When asked about the PDP leader’s remarks that the party is ready to join the Congress-NC alliance to keep BJP out of power, he told ANI, “Congratulations to them, this is a great thing, we are all on the same track, nafrat ko hume khatam karna hai, aur Jammu and Kashmir ko ikhate rakhna hai (we need to end the hatred, and keep Jammu and Kashmir united).” Exuding confidence that the Congress-NC alliance would be coming to power in Jammu and Kashmir with a “majority,” National Conference President Farooq Abdullah…

J&K’s Fate Tied to Delhi, Regardless of Election Outcome: Engineer Rashid

October 6, 2024 Editor

Irrespective of J&K assembly poll results, control will lie with Delhi: Engineer Rashid Srinagar, Oct 5: Awami Ittehad Party chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Saturday said irrespective of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results, the Union Territory’s control will lie with Delhi. Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, also said he does not rely on exit polls and would wait for the final outcome of the assembly polls. Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi met the AIP chief at his residence here on Saturday. Their meeting has sparked speculations about the…

Exit Polls Signal Critical J&K Election, Paving Way for Post-370 Political Era

October 6, 2024 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, held after a ten-year gap, carry significant weight as they are the first since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. As Jammu and Kashmir prepares to welcome a new government after a decade, the region is witnessing heightened political tension and speculation. With the exit polls for the Assembly elections soon to be announced, political leaders are already making bold statements regarding the future administration. PDP leader Iltija Mufti has stirred controversy by claiming that the incoming government will be nothing more…