Speaking to ANI, Congress candidate, Iftikhar Ahmed says, "Received a lot of love from people, they have voted one-sidedly. In the last 10 years, BJP has hurt people a lot. Article 370 was abrogated. People were angry with them and we got to see this anger during this election. We will get a
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday cited the examples of Ayodhya and abrogation of Article 370 as an examples of double-engine government days ahead of polling in the BJP-ruled state of Haryana.
The Election Commission of India said on Thursday in a press statement that an overall 63.88 percent voter turnout was recorded in the Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched an attack on the Congress party, reviving the "urban naxal" accusation and saying that while Congress claims it will restore Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), it has never said that it will reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Meanwhile, a voter turnout of 56.01 percent was recorded till 3 pm in the third phase of ongoing Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India.
West Pakistani refugees Monday flocked to polling stations to exercise their right to vote after gaining their citizenship following the abrogation of Article 370, terming it a gift from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"First of all, you have to understand that such elections are being held for the first time in the last 30-35 years where there was no strike call from Pakistan, nor was there any boycott call, nor was there 8-10 per cent voting like before. That is why I said that in true sense, the democra
Tasleema Akhter, a political activist from the Kashmir Valley, has criticised Pakistan for its double standards on the Kashmir issue, highlighting that the areas under its occupation, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan, are facing severe challenges.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has said that the opposition can't reinstate Article 370 and accused them of misguiding the people of Jammu and Kashmir on this.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sopore, Divya D, said that elaborate arrangements have been made at all polling booths as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines.