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Jammu & Kashmir Bypolls Expose Rifts Within National Conference, Strain With Congress

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Jammu & Kashmir Bypolls Expose Rifts Within National Conference, Strain With Congress

A Test Beyond Two Seats By: Javid Amin | 21 October 2025 As Jammu and Kashmir heads into the crucial Budgam and Nagrota assembly bypolls, the political atmosphere has grown increasingly turbulent.What was expected to be a routine mid-term exercise has instead turned into a showdown that exposes widening cracks within the ruling National Conference (NC) and its uneasy alliance with the Congress. Both contests—Budgam in central Kashmir and Nagrota in Jammu—carry political and symbolic weight far beyond their boundaries. They represent the first real test of coalition discipline, governance…

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BJP’s Doors Closed to National Conference | No Alliance with Omar Abdullah Government in J&K

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BJP’s Doors Closed to National Conference | No Alliance with Omar Abdullah Government in J&K

BJP’s Doors Closed to NC: “Never Wanted to Form Government Together,” Says LoP By: Javid Amin | 08 October 2025  In a strong and deliberate political statement, the Leader of Opposition has ruled out any possibility of forming a government with the National Conference, asserting that the party’s doors are “firmly closed” to any alliance with Omar Abdullah’s leadership. The comment comes at a time when speculation about post-election alignments is intensifying, fueled by widespread criticism of the current government’s first-year performance. “We Never Wanted to Govern Together” Addressing the…

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J&K Assembly Elections: PDP Gambles on NC Partnership to Navigate Complex Political Terrain

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J&K Assembly Elections: PDP Gambles on NC Partnership to Navigate Complex Political Terrain

Favouring a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference (NC) for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP on Wednesday said the people of the Union Territory should unite to achieve the larger goal. PDP parliamentary board chairman Mohammad Sartaj Madni said the party wanted the constituents of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) to remain together. “The PAGD was formed after Mehbooba’s struggle. She is the anchor of the PAGD. So, we do not want any rifts in it. There will be nothing from our side to…

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