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Faith, Faction, and the Ballot: Three ‘Aga’ Candidates Lock Horns in Budgam Bypoll 2025

October 22, 2025 Editor

With NC, PDP, and BJP fielding Aga candidates, the contest transcends party lines—testing loyalties, legacies, and the future of Shia representation. By: Javid Amin | 21 October 2025 An Unprecedented Political Triangle in Central Kashmir The upcoming Budgam Assembly by-election, scheduled for November 11, 2025, has taken an extraordinary turn — not because of its high-profile parties, but because of its unusually personal political dynamics. For the first time in Kashmir’s electoral history, three prominent candidates from the same Shia clerical lineage — all bearing the title “Aga” — are…

Budgam By-Election 2025: 19 Candidates in the Fray as Battle for Central Kashmir Heats Up

October 21, 2025 Editor

A Crowded Field for a Symbolic Battle By: Javid Amin | 20 October 2025 The political landscape of Budgam, one of central Kashmir’s most politically sensitive constituencies, is witnessing a surge of activity ahead of the November 11, 2025 by-election.A total of 19 candidates have filed their nominations by the October 20 deadline, signaling a high-stakes and potentially transformative electoral contest. The bypoll, set against a backdrop of shifting alliances and growing voter assertion, has become a litmus test for public sentiment in post-Article 370 Jammu & Kashmir. The seat…

Budgam By-election 2025: JKNC vs PDP — Agha Vs Agha in Kashmir’s Political Heartland

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Editor

Budgam Assembly By-election 2025: A Battle of Legacies and Political Resurgence By: Javid Amin | 19 Oct 2025 Why Budgam Matters in 2025 The upcoming Budgam Assembly by-election is not just another contest in the political calendar of Jammu & Kashmir—it is a symbolic clash between legacy and resurgence, between an established bastion of power and an aspirational comeback. Budgam, located in the heart of central Kashmir, has long been a political fortress of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC). The by-election was necessitated after Omar Abdullah vacated the…

Omar Abdullah’s Statement Following Supreme Court’s Verdict on Article 370 Abrogation: Disappointment, Resilience, and Continued Struggle

December 11, 2023 Editor

Abdullah took a swipe at the BJP and said it took decades for the party to reach Jammu and Kashmir, while vowing to continue the struggle. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said he is “disappointed” by the Supreme Court’s judgment on the viability of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Consitution, however, he is “not disheartened”. “It took the BJP decades to reach here. We are also prepared for the long haul,” the former chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir wrote on X. In a landmark judgment, the…

Omar Abdullah alleges BJP weakened regional parties by Abrogating Article 370

September 22, 2023 Editor

National Conference (NC) vice-president and former J&K chief minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the aim of Article 370 abrogation was to weaken regional political parties. He, however said that the NC is growing stronger day by day. Addressing a public rally in north Kashmir’s Handwara, Omar said the decision taken by the Centre was solely aimed at weakening the foothold of NC. “Whenever our party holds rally and programmes, a large number of people participate in it. The aim of abrogation of Article 370 was to weaken us.”…

BJP’s decline continues in Kashmir and Jammu: Rattan Lal

August 13, 2023 Editor

Rattan Lal Gupta Provincial President Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scattered is just like playing cards in Kashmir Valley while it has already lost its political space in Jammu Province too. It would be more appropriate to state that as of today BJP has lost its political ground and relevance across the entire Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory due to its anti people policies, he added. The senior NC leader stated this while addressing a meeting of party’s functionaries at…