National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday claimed that the BJP-ruled Centre was fielding independent candidates against him in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections in a bid to silence him. “I always knew that Delhi would want to silence me in some way but I never thought that they would go to this…
In a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government’s claims that normalcy had returned to Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said peace should mean there are no armed troops on the streets. Abdullah also advocated for the restoration of the region’s statehood in a TV interview ahead of the 2024 Jammu…
The Congress on Monday released a list of six candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The party named Tariq Hameed Karra from Central Shalteng, Mumtaz Khan from Reasi, Bhupender Jamwal from Mata Vaishno Devi, Iftkar Ahmed from Rajouri, Shabir Ahmad Khan from Thannamandi and Mohd Shahnawaz Choudhary from Surankote. The candidates…
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday released a list of 16 candidates for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. The candidates of the NCP (Ajit Pawar) included Mohamad Altaf from Ganderbal, Shadib Haneef Khan from Hazratbal, Nisar Ahmad from Khanyar and Zahid Basher Kashoo from Habbakandal. The party, which is preparing…
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…
The Congress and the National Conference have arrived at a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The two parties, which announced their alliance for the J&K polls, have arrived at an agreement on 85 out of 90 seats in the Union Territory. The Congress will contest in 32 out of…
Assembly Elections 2024: Jammu and Kashmir will see its first assembly polls this year after a decade and the Election Commission is likely to announce the dates today at around 3 PM. Earlier the Supreme Court ordered the EC to conduct the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir before September. Assembly polls have not been…