NEW DELHI: As results came in for assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, the mandate gave a thumbs up to the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. But the big surprise came for Haryana where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to make a government in the state for…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shagun Parihar registered a win in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kishtwar seat. According to the Election Commission, Parihar won by 521 seats by defeating National Conference‘s Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo. BJP‘s decision to nominate Shagun Parihar as their candidate was a strategic move to garner support from the district’s diverse religious…
NEW DELHI: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday declared that Omar Abdullah will be appointed as chief minister after the party, in alliance with Congress, was able to achieve a comfortable majority in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election.While briefing the media outside his house, Farooq Abdullah said, “People have given their mandate; they…
SRINAGAR: A fraught place even in the simpler of times, Jammu and Kashmir was a picture of keen anticipation on the eve of the election results, rife with rumours and agog with controversies that could determine the reaction of the people and the parties to the outcome.In the polls held after a gap long of…
NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed his willingness to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir with the support of Mehbooba Mufti‘s People’s Democratic Party. However, he added that the initiative should be from the other side.When asked whether the National Conference-Congress alliance would seek support from the PDP if necessary,…
Iltija Mufti (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Saturday voiced strong criticism of the incoming government in UT of Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as “toothless tiger” and claiming its chief minister will be a “rubber stamp” and a “glorified mayor” of a “municipality.”Her comments come ahead of…
Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, former minister and BJP candidate from Surankote, passed away at 75 due to a heart attack. (Image credit : X/Kavinder Gupta) NEW DELHI: Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, a former minister and BJP candidate from Surankote, passed away on Wednesday morning at his residence in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 75-year-old…
BARAMULLA/SOPORE: With J&K elections cutting to the chase, North Kashmir will determine if the “X-factor” label to Engineer Rashid was justified or his appeal fizzled out in the face of resurgence of National Conference and People’s Conference (PC) in his stronghold.Voting on Tuesday will be key to who forms govt in the post-370 UT, with…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the third and final phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with 40 constituencies up for grabs. The high-stakes campaigning drew to a close on Sunday evening, setting the stage for a crucial vote.The constituencies are split between the two regions, with 24 in Jammu and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Jammu, promised voters that a full-majority BJP government is on the horizon. He highlighted this as a historic chance for the region to elect its own government and break free from decades of neglect and dynastic politics by Valley-based parties. JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wooed…
