'We Should Wind Up This If...': Omar Abdullah's Big Statement On INDIA Bloc
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'We Should Wind Up This If...': Omar Abdullah's Big Statement On INDIA Bloc

ABP News  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah whose party, National Conference, is a member of the INDIA bloc has commented on the future of the opposition alliance that was formed ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. VIDEO | On Delhi Assembly Elections, J&K CM Omar Abdullah says, “We have nothing to do with Delhi elections. The public of Delhi needs to… pic.twitter.com/5ByqQpV0gJ — Press Trust of India January 9, 2025 He also commented on the fight between INDIA block partners AAP and Congress in the Delhi elections and said the parties that are on the ground need to decide how they wish to fight against the BJP. Omar Abdullah's NC fought the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections in alliance with Congress and formed the first government after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

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Delhi elections a wake-up call for Cong, INDIA bloc
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi elections a wake-up call for Cong, INDIA bloc

Live Mint  

Even before the Delhi assembly election results were out, people had started speculating whether “INDIA bloc" was signing its death warrant. But key coalition members regret conceding far too many seats to Congress in the 2020 assembly elections. That’s why at the last assembly election Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gave the Congress only half the number of seats it was allocated …

Modi-led BJP shocks Kejriwal's AAP in Delhi: From 8 seats in 2020 to a landslide in 2025
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Modi-led BJP shocks Kejriwal's AAP in Delhi: From 8 seats in 2020 to a landslide in 2025

Firstpost  

The BJP has won 48 out of 70 seats while the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has secured in 22. The party has also managed to wrestle out AAP bastions like New Delhi and Jangpura with their candidates Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia losing their respective constituencies The Bharatiya Janata Party has made a remarkable comeback in Delhi, breaking Aam Aadmi Party’s 10-year-long …

‘Had Congress, AAP been together’: INDIA bloc leaders on Delhi election results
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Had Congress, AAP been together’: INDIA bloc leaders on Delhi election results

The Hindu  

With the Aam Aadmi Party poised to lose the Delhi Assembly elections after winning there thrice consecutively, and the BJP set to comfortably win, some INDIA bloc leaders lamented that the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party should have fought the polls together against the BJP. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday weighed in on the Delhi Election trends, …

'Aur lado': Omar Abdullah takes a swipe at Congress-AAP fight as BJP ahead in Delhi election results
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Aur lado': Omar Abdullah takes a swipe at Congress-AAP fight as BJP ahead in Delhi election results

Firstpost  

Despite being allies under the INDIA bloc, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party ran bitter campaigns in the Delhi assembly elections, attracting a jibe from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah As the Bharatiya Janata Party is ahead in the Delhi assembly election results, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken a swipe at the fight between …

Delhi election result: Omar Abdullah’s cryptic post hitting out at INDIA as AAP, Congress trails – ‘Aur lado apas mein’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi election result: Omar Abdullah’s cryptic post hitting out at INDIA as AAP, Congress trails – ‘Aur lado apas mein’

Live Mint  

Delhi Election Results 2025: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah shared a cryptic post accompanied with a GIF captioning it ‘Aur lado apas mein’, as INDIA bloc parties AAP and Congress trails in early trends of Delhi Election results 2025. After leads showed the BJP winning nearly 50 of Delhi's 70 Assembly seats, the National Conference leader posted a …

Omar Abdullah trolls AAP-Congress over Delhi debacle: 'Aur lado aapas mein'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Omar Abdullah trolls AAP-Congress over Delhi debacle: 'Aur lado aapas mein'

India Today  

As the BJP raced ahead in the Delhi Assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took a veiled dig at opposition INDIA bloc members Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, mocking their imminent defeat. Abdullah, a senior leader of the National Conference, which is also part of the INDIA grouping, took to X as counting trends indicated a colossal …

If India Bloc Was Created for LS Polls, It Should Be Wound Up: Omar Abdullah
2 months, 2 weeks ago

If India Bloc Was Created for LS Polls, It Should Be Wound Up: Omar Abdullah

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: While distancing himself from the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that if the INDIA bloc was created only for the Lok Sabha elections, it should be wound up so that its constituents can continue to work in their capacity. Asked to react to RDJ leader Tejashwi Yadav’s statement that the …

Wind up INDIA bloc if it was meant only for Lok Sabha polls: Omar Abdullah
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wind up INDIA bloc if it was meant only for Lok Sabha polls: Omar Abdullah

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: While distancing himself from the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that if the INDIA bloc was created only for the Lok Sabha elections it should be wound up so that its constituents can continue to work in their individual capacity. Asked to react to RDJ leader Tejashwi Yadav’s statement that …

Want to work with Delhi to resolve JK problems; INDIA bloc permanent: Farooq
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Want to work with Delhi to resolve JK problems; INDIA bloc permanent: Farooq

Hindustan Times  

Jammu, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said his party does not intend to "fight" New Delhi to collaborate with the central government to address the pressing issues of Jammu and Kashmir. Want to work with Delhi to resolve JK problems; INDIA bloc permanent: Farooq Addressing concerns about the unity within the INDIA bloc, Abdullah said the alliance is …

Delhi Election 2025: Omar Abdullah slams INDIA bloc as Congress, AAP clash in national capital - ‘Wind it up if…’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Election 2025: Omar Abdullah slams INDIA bloc as Congress, AAP clash in national capital - ‘Wind it up if…’

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has suggested to wind up INDIA bloc – the opposition alliance – if it was only meant for Lok Sabha Elections 2024. “I cannot say anything about what's going on in Delhi because we have nothing to do with Delhi Elections,” Abdullah told news agency ANI in the middle of …

AAP, Congress should decide how to fight BJP in Delhi polls: J&K CM Omar Abdullah
2 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP, Congress should decide how to fight BJP in Delhi polls: J&K CM Omar Abdullah

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that Aam Admi Party, the Congress and other political allies should figure out how to fight the BJP in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections. The Aam Admi Party, Congress and the political parties on the ground there should decide how to fight better with the BJP,” he told reporters when asked whether …

If INDIA bloc was only for parliamentary polls, better wind it up: Omar Abdullah
2 months, 2 weeks ago

If INDIA bloc was only for parliamentary polls, better wind it up: Omar Abdullah

New Indian Express  

The National Conference leader was replying to a question about an RJD leader's statement that the INDIA bloc was meant only for Lok Sabha elections. Claiming that there is no clarity regarding the main leadership, the party, or the agenda for future strategy, he said, "Whether this alliance will continue is also unclear." Abdullah also said that perhaps the members …

Assembly Elections 2024: BJP soared while Congress struggled– a look back at numbers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assembly Elections 2024: BJP soared while Congress struggled– a look back at numbers

Live Mint  

India, along with over 60 other nations, voted in 2024. Apart from the Lok Sabha election held in April-May that created a politically-charged atmosphere across the country, the year saw crucial assembly elections in states like Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir. Assembly Elections 2024: Of the 963 seats that went to polls across states in 2024, the BJP won 362 …

Modi 3.0 and BJP-led NDA’s 6-2 scoreline against Congress-headed INDIA bloc
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi 3.0 and BJP-led NDA’s 6-2 scoreline against Congress-headed INDIA bloc

Firstpost  

The general election and eight state Assembly polls were held across India in 2024. Big wins for BJP-led NDA in state polls 1 - Thumping victory in Sikkim Voting on 32-member Sikkim Assembly was held in April, in which Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won 31 seats, while the remaining one seat went into the kitty of ex-chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling-led …

'When You Get 100 MPs...': Omar's Jibe At Congress Over 'EVM Rigging' Allegation
3 months, 1 week ago

'When You Get 100 MPs...': Omar's Jibe At Congress Over 'EVM Rigging' Allegation

ABP News  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised INDIA bloc ally Congress over its Electronic Voting Machines rigging allegations, echoing a defence similar to that stated by BJP that a party cannot accept election results when it wins and turn around and blame EVMs after defeat. Reacting to the concerns raised by the Congress regarding the EVMs, Omar …

NC to discuss bill on simultaneous polls: Omar
3 months, 1 week ago

NC to discuss bill on simultaneous polls: Omar

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the National Conference would hold discussion on the ‘one nation, one election’ bill and issue necessary directions to MPs before the bill is put to vote in Parliament. Let it come to Parliament and we will decided about it and tell our MPs to vote in accordance with the party stand.” Prime Minister …

No possibility of alliance with Congress for Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal
3 months, 1 week ago

No possibility of alliance with Congress for Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of pre-poll alliance with Congress for the 2025 Delhi assembly election. AAP and Congress contested the 2024 Lok Sabha seats in an alliance in Delhi and other parts of the country. Soon after the Lok Sabha polls, both the Congress and AAP clarified that their alliance was limited …

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress' city unit chief Devender Yadav on Friday said that the grand old party will contest on all 70 seats and there would be no alliance, ANI reported. Yadav, who led the party's Delhi Nyay Yatra's fourth phase on Friday, said that the residents are "very unhappy" with Aam Aadmi Party and …

Another Election With No Show Of 'United INDIA'. Congress To Contest All Delhi Assembly Seats Without AAP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Another Election With No Show Of 'United INDIA'. Congress To Contest All Delhi Assembly Seats Without AAP

ABP News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: For the upcoming Delhi assembly polls, Congress has made it clear that the grand old party will be contesting the elections alone. In a statement, Devender Yadav, the president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress, said, "We shall contest all 70 seats in Delhi.” Yadav clarified that there would be no alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party, …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Key Factors Behind NDA’s Resounding Victory | ABP News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Key Factors Behind NDA’s Resounding Victory | ABP News

ABP News  

The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand was held on November 23, three days after voting concluded in both the states. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM-Congress alliance contested the Assembly polls in coalition to retain power, while the NDA, fought hard to come to power by overthrowing CM Hemant Soren's government. In a historic and …

Assembly election results: Mahayuti registers historic win in Maharashtra, JMM-led INDIA victorious in Jharkhand
4 months ago

Assembly election results: Mahayuti registers historic win in Maharashtra, JMM-led INDIA victorious in Jharkhand

Firstpost  

Maharashtra saw a historic victory for the Mahayuti alliance, which dominated the Assembly elections by winning 234 of the 288 seats. A historic win in Maharashtra Maharashtra witnessed a historic victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, which dominated the Assembly elections by winning 234 of the 288 seats, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi trailing far behind. Eknath Shinde’s Shiv …

Haryana and J&K: States of surprise for BJP and Congress
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana and J&K: States of surprise for BJP and Congress

Live Mint  

For the second straight time in India, election results have upended poll predictions, turning political parties introspective and adding intrigue to the next round of state elections scheduled for later this year. In the Lok Sabha election in April-June, the Congress set the narrative in a state where an anti-incumbency sentiment prevailed against the BJP and regional parties were in …

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Leads With 51 Seats Whereas Congress Trails With 34
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Leads With 51 Seats Whereas Congress Trails With 34

ABP News  

The results of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are coming in, and early trends indicate a major shift in Haryana. This election marks the first major direct contest between the BJP and Congress in the state after the Lok Sabha elections, and the results are expected to influence the political landscape in other states that are scheduled …

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: Sudhanshu Trivedi's Huge Disclosure On The Early Trends | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: Sudhanshu Trivedi's Huge Disclosure On The Early Trends | ABP News

ABP News  

The results of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are coming in, and early trends indicate a major shift in Haryana. This election marks the first major direct contest between the BJP and Congress in the state after the Lok Sabha elections, and the results are expected to influence the political landscape in other states that are scheduled …

J&K Election Result Highlights: NC-Cong alliance wins 49 seats; BJP wins 29
5 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K Election Result Highlights: NC-Cong alliance wins 49 seats; BJP wins 29

Hindustan Times  

J&K Election Result Highlights: The counting of votes for the 90 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Tuesday, with the National Conference-Congress alliance securing 49 seats. Abdullah also criticised the move to grant the Lieutenant Governor the authority to nominate members to the five reserved seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, stating that his party would challenge …

Election Result Highlights: Voters put 'no entry' boards for Congress, says PM
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Result Highlights: Voters put 'no entry' boards for Congress, says PM

Hindustan Times  

Election Result Highlights: The ruling BJP in Haryana is looking poised to return for a record third term defying all the exit poll results. Meanwhile, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a two-time former chief minister and the party’s likely candidate for the top job, has expressed similar optimism, saying, “A comfortable majority for Congress is in sight.” Check Haryana election …

Election Result Highlights: Voters put 'no entry' boards for Congress, says PM
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Result Highlights: Voters put 'no entry' boards for Congress, says PM

Hindustan Times  

Election Result Highlights: The ruling BJP in Haryana is looking poised to return for a record third term defying all the exit poll results. Meanwhile, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a two-time former chief minister and the party’s likely candidate for the top job, has expressed similar optimism, saying, “A comfortable majority for Congress is in sight.” Check Haryana election …

Election Result Highlights: Voters put 'no entry' boards for Congress, says PM
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Result Highlights: Voters put 'no entry' boards for Congress, says PM

Hindustan Times  

Election Result Highlights: The ruling BJP in Haryana is looking poised to return for a record third term defying all the exit poll results. Meanwhile, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a two-time former chief minister and the party’s likely candidate for the top job, has expressed similar optimism, saying, “A comfortable majority for Congress is in sight.” Check Haryana election …

'Jammu & Kashmir Elections A Success Not Because Of Centre's Efforts': Omar Abdullah
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Jammu & Kashmir Elections A Success Not Because Of Centre's Efforts': Omar Abdullah

ABP News  

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said that the successful elections in Jammu and Kashmir reflected that people wanted to vote despite the Centre "detaining and harassing" people. #WATCH | Kashmir: JKNC vice president & party candidate from Ganderbal and Budgam, Omar Abdullah says, "We have been waiting for 10 years, and the first phase went well. On the second phase …

Budgam Assembly Election 2024: Can Omar Abdullah beat PDP's 3-time MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi?
6 months ago

Budgam Assembly Election 2024: Can Omar Abdullah beat PDP's 3-time MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi?

India TV News  

Budgam Assembly Election 2024: Budgam is one of the Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir which is a general seat. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from NC won the seat with a margin of 2,787 votes. In the 2008 Assembly Elections, Aga Syed Ruhullah from NC won the seat and was polled 19,652 votes with a …

BJP trying to 'intimidate' Hindu voters in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP trying to 'intimidate' Hindu voters in J&K: Farooq Abdullah

The Hindu  

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP top brass was focussing its election campaign on Jammu as they want to "intimidate" the Hindu voters of Jammu and Kashmir by creating false fears. He also accused the BJP of misleading the people by claiming that terrorism would rise again if the National Conference and Congress alliance came to …

A story of Kashmir through 5 assembly elections
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A story of Kashmir through 5 assembly elections

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir has voted in 12 assembly elections when it was a full-fledged state. It was a unique election as the largest political party Congress of then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the stalwart from the freedom struggle, sided with Jammu and Kashmir’s National Conference leader Sheikh Abdullah, who had been appointed the executive head of state — then called the …

Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti takes sharp dig at Omar for contesting elections on two assembly seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti takes sharp dig at Omar for contesting elections on two assembly seats

India TV News  

Taking a sharp dig at National Conference president Omar Abdullah contesting on two Jammu and Kasmir assembly seats, Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that the latter has been changing his stand according to the situation. Speaking to reports, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti said, "Omar Abdullah was reiterating one thing from the last 3-4 years that he …

Jammu-Kashmir Election: Omar Abdullah On NC-Congress Alliance, 'Had To Sacrifice Those Seats Where We...'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu-Kashmir Election: Omar Abdullah On NC-Congress Alliance, 'Had To Sacrifice Those Seats Where We...'

ABP News  

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Friday addressed the complexities and strategic considerations behind the party's pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Omar explained that the alliance was crucial to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party, noting that in many constituencies, particularly in the low-lying areas of Jammu, Poonch, and Rajouri, the combined efforts …

J&K Polls: Omar Abdullah To Contest From This Seat As NC Releases Second List Of Candidates
6 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Polls: Omar Abdullah To Contest From This Seat As NC Releases Second List Of Candidates

ABP News  

National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has ended the suspense over the seat on which he will contest the upcoming Assembly polls. The National Conference released its second list of 32 candidates which included the name of Omar Abdullah as well. The party announced candidates on 32 seats which are: Kangan, Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, …

J&K Assembly Elections 2024: National Conference Announces First List of 18 Candidates
6 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Assembly Elections 2024: National Conference Announces First List of 18 Candidates

The Hindu  

After its seat-sharing arrangement with the Congress was finalised, National Conference Monday issued its first list of 18 candidates for the first phase of the three-phased assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The NC announced the name of Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Mir from Rajpora, Showkat Hussain Ganie from Zainpora, Sheikh Mohammad Rafi from Shopian and former minister Sakina Ittoo from DH …

J&K Elections: NC Releases List Of 18 Candidates After Seat-Sharing Agreement With Congress
6 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Elections: NC Releases List Of 18 Candidates After Seat-Sharing Agreement With Congress

ABP News  

The National Conference on Monday released a list of 18 candidates for the for the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. The party lists included- Retd Justice Hussnain Masoodi from Pampore, Mohammad Khalil Bandh from Pulwama, Mohi-ud-din Mir from Rajpora, Showkat Hussain Ganie from Zainpora, Sheikh Mohammad Rafi from Shopian and Sakina Ittoo from D.H. Pora. Jammu …

J-K Assembly elections: Congress, National Conference reach seat-sharing agreement. Check details
6 months, 3 weeks ago

J-K Assembly elections: Congress, National Conference reach seat-sharing agreement. Check details

Live Mint  

J-K Assembly elections: The Congress and Farooq Abdullah's National Conference on Monday has officially reached a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections. “National Conference will contest on 51 seats, Congress on 32 and we have agreed to have a friendly but disciplined contest on 5 seats,” Karra said. BJP names 16th candidate The BJP named 16 …

Congress, NC Arrive At Seat-Sharing Formula For J&K Assembly Polls. Details Here
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress, NC Arrive At Seat-Sharing Formula For J&K Assembly Polls. Details Here

ABP News  

The Congress and the National Conference have arrived at a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The Congress will contest in 32 out of the 85 seats, while the National Conference will fight on 51 seats and there will be a friendly fight in 5 seats, Congress J&K chief Tariq Hameed Karra told reporters on …

J&K Polls: Trouble In Congress-NC Alliance? Talks Hit Roadblock Over 'Some Seats'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Polls: Trouble In Congress-NC Alliance? Talks Hit Roadblock Over 'Some Seats'

ABP News  

The Congress high command have rushed its two senior party leaders to Jammu and Kashmir to iron out seat seat sharing dispute with National Conference ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Salman Khurshid will meet NC president Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah in Srinagar after Omar said that both the parties …

J-K Assembly Polls: NC, Congress ‘seal’ alliance, yet some hurdles in seat-sharing remain. Details here
7 months ago

J-K Assembly Polls: NC, Congress ‘seal’ alliance, yet some hurdles in seat-sharing remain. Details here

Live Mint  

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that a pre-poll alliance with the Congress party is final on all 90 Jammu and Kashmir assembly seats. Earlier in the day, Gandhi, while addressing party workers in Srinagar, said that an alliance would be formed while maintaining the ‘respect of Congress workers.’ The three-phase assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will …

J-K assembly polls: ’Deviating people,’ says BJP slamming NC’s pre-poll promise on Indo-Pak dialogue
7 months ago

J-K assembly polls: ’Deviating people,’ says BJP slamming NC’s pre-poll promise on Indo-Pak dialogue

Live Mint  

The Bhartiya Janata Party has slammed the National Conference after the promised encouraging dialogue between India and Pakistan in its manifesto for upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. BJP leader and former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta slammed NC for favoured for dialogue between India and Pakistan. The NC manifesto mentions ‘encouraging dialogue between India …

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
7 months ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

LA Times  

India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Mohit Bhan, a spokesman for Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party, said Friday’s announcement was “too little, too late.” …

Canvassing picks up pace in Jammu after assembly polls announcement
7 months, 1 week ago

Canvassing picks up pace in Jammu after assembly polls announcement

Hindustan Times  

With the contentious Article 370 and 35-A turning chapters of history on August 5, 2019, the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will go into the assembly elections, the first in almost a decade, with a different look. The major parties vying for votes across Jammu would be Bharatiya Janata Party, its arch-rival Congress, National Conference, People’s Democratic Party, Apni …

Assembly Elections 2024 Dates: Omar Abdullah Welcomes Announcement Of Polls In J&K, Says 'Better Late Than Never'
7 months, 1 week ago

Assembly Elections 2024 Dates: Omar Abdullah Welcomes Announcement Of Polls In J&K, Says 'Better Late Than Never'

News 18  

Assembly Elections 2024 Dates LIVE: EC Cites J&K Security, Festivals, Rains For Not Announcing Maharashtra Polls The Election Commission on Friday said the Maharashtra Assembly elections will be announced later, citing the requirement of additional security forces for the Jammu and Kashmir polls and the packed festival season in the western state. चुनाव आयोग द्वारा हरियाणा विधानसभा चुनावों की घोषणा …

Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: NC chief Farooq Abdullah to contest polls, says Omar will take over when...
7 months, 1 week ago

Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: NC chief Farooq Abdullah to contest polls, says Omar will take over when...

Live Mint  

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that he will contest the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, but his son Omar will not fight the polls this year. When the statehood is restored, I will step down, and Omar Abdullah will contest from that seat,” Farooq Abdullah told reporters on Friday after the Election Commission announced the assembly election …

Assembly Elections 2024: EC says 3-phase J&K polls, single phase voting in Haryana; results on October 4. Full schedule
7 months, 1 week ago

Assembly Elections 2024: EC says 3-phase J&K polls, single phase voting in Haryana; results on October 4. Full schedule

Hindustan Times  

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday announced schedule for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Jammu and Kashmir will witness assembly election for the first time since it was bifurcated into a Union territory in 2019 following the abrogation of Article 370. The Election Commission announced the schedule for assembly elections in …

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
7 months, 1 week ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India on Friday announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Mohit Bhan, a spokesman for Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party, said the announcement was …

Jammu and Kashmir's first election in a decade: A test of new politics
7 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir's first election in a decade: A test of new politics

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir are set to hold their first Assembly elections in a decade, following the region’s transformation into a Union Territory and the removal of Article 370 in 2019. First Election Since Article 370: This election will be the first major test of the political shifts in the region following the end of Jammu and Kashmir's special status. Jammu …

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