BJP MPs Eye Third Term: High Stakes for Omar and Mufti

BJP MPs Eye Third Term: High Stakes for Omar and Mufti

Besides former Chief Ministers and a Union Minister, the Lok Sabha results for J&K on Tuesday will also bring out the impact made by smaller parties, including Ghulam Nabi Azad-led DPAP, Altaf Bukhari’s Apni Party and Sajad Lone’s People’s Conference (PC). While the BJP candidates from Jammu and Udhampur constituency — Jugal Kishore Sharma and Jitendra Singh — respectively, are seeking a third term, the elections are a matter of prestige for NC vice-president Omar Abdullah, who contested from Baramulla, and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was the party candidate…

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