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Srinagar: JK BJP President Ravinder Raina has lost the Nowshera seat to National Conference (NC) candidate Surinder Choudhary in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday. While the BJP secured a record 29 seats in the election, Raina was unable to hold onto his Nowshera constituency in Rajouri district. He received 27,250 votes, losing […]
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Will be CM: Farooq Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah secured a decisive victory in the Ganderbal constituency during the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections on Tuesday, defeating PDP’s Bashir Ahmad Mir by over 10,000 votes. Abdullah also won the Budgam seat, with a margin of more than 18,000 votes. In Ganderbal, Abdullah garnered
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Srinagar: Ahead of the vote counting process, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has categorically denied rumors suggesting “back-channel” discussions with some parties and independent candidates outside the INDIA bloc. In a statement, party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar dismissed the claims of back-channel talks outside the INDIA alliance as baseless and urged the public
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Srinagar: Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that no stone pelter or militant will be released in Jammu and Kashmir, and there will be no talks with Pakistan until militancy is eradicated. Speaking at an election rally in Nowshera in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina, Shah emphasized that he prefers
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Srinagar: The Congress has appointed M.K. Bhardwaj and Bhanu Mahajan as acting working presidents of its Jammu and Kashmir unit. This reshuffle comes as the party gears up for the ongoing assembly polls. The appointments, made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, were announced via a party statement, effective immediately. The reshuffle follows the earlier replacement
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Srinagar: Former deputy chief minister and independent candidate for Baramulla assembly, Muzaffar Hussain Baig, stated on Sunday that the abrogation of Article 370 didn’t bring any significant benefits to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking with reporters, Baig mentioned that there was no tangible harm in retaining the constitutional provision that granted special status to Jammu and
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Srinagar: Senior Apni Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir declared the party’s endorsement of Sarjan Barkati for the Beerwah Assembly constituency. Speaking to reporters today, Mir emphasized that the party’s commitment lies in “unity and collective progress.” Mir affirmed, “We extend our full support to Sarjan Barkati and his campaign, which is spearheaded by his children
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Srinagar: Senior Peoples Conference leader, Mohammad Khurshid Alam, has announced his resignation from the party . In a social media post, Alam however expressed his gratitude for the experience and camaraderie he found in the party. “Dear Friends and Colleagues at Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference, It has been an incredible experience to be part
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Srinagar: Senior leader and former MLA from Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, has disassociated himself from the Sajad Lone-led People’s Conference. Bhat confirmed that he has parted ways with the party with “dignity and respect.” He explained that he was not actively involved when he joined the party. “I was appointed as chairman of the party’s Parliamentary
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Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has commenced preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As part of these preparations, the ECI has begun the process of allotting symbols to registered and unrecognized political parties, a step typically undertaken before elections. Media reports suggested that the Model
