Omar Abdullah Alleges BJP Needs Horse-Trading to Win Rajya Sabha Seats in J&K

Omar Abdullah Alleges BJP Needs Horse-Trading to Win Rajya Sabha Seats in J&K

Omar Abdullah Takes Direct Aim at BJP Over Rajya Sabha Polls By: Javid Amin | 13 October 2025 The political temperature in Jammu and Kashmir is rising ahead of the October 24 Rajya Sabha elections. In a strongly worded statement, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is incapable of winning a single seat in the upcoming polls without indulging in “horse-trading, money power, and muscle power.” Speaking to reporters in Srinagar on October 13, 2025, Omar declared: “BJP cannot win three Rajya Sabha seats without…

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Budgam Bypoll 2025: A Litmus Test for Omar Abdullah’s First Year in Power

Budgam Bypoll 2025: A Litmus Test for Omar Abdullah’s First Year in Power

A Battle Beyond the Ballot Box By: Javid Amin | 11 October 2025 The upcoming Budgam Assembly bypoll on November 11, 2025, is no ordinary electoral exercise. It carries the weight of public judgment on one year of governance under Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his party. Vacated by Omar himself after retaining the Ganderbal seat, Budgam has now become the symbolic battleground for assessing the government’s political credibility, its governance model, and its connection with the people. Political observers are calling this by-election a referendum—a midterm evaluation of sorts.…

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