In a social media post on X, Mehdi wrote, "Saddened by the news of the terrorist attack on the civilians in Mazhama Budgam. My sympathies and prayers with the victims and their families. The BJP regime which is directly in control of the security in J&K should be held accountable for
Omar Abdullah was an MLA from Ganderbal from 2009 to 2014 during his first stint as chief minister. The constituency has been represented by his father Farooq Abdullah and grandfather Sheikh Abdullah, who founded the National Conference.
National Conference Vice President Omar Omar Abdullah said that the government that will be formed in Jammu and Kashmir has a very big responsibility of inculcating a "sense of belonging" to the people of the valley.
Omar Abdullah won both the assembly constituencies he was contesting in Kashmir on Tuesday. He won the Budgam seat by a margin of 18,485 votes against Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. In Ganderbal, he won by a margin of 10,574 votes.
National Conference Vice President and candidate for Ganderbal and Budgam, Omar Abdullah, expressed confidence on Saturday that the National Conference-Congress alliance will win the assembly polls and form the government in Jammu and Kashmir.
As the second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Wednesday, state BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly seat Ravinder Raina expressed hope that BJP's lotus flower will bloom in Nowshera.
The voter turnout in the second phase of voting for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections was recorded at 36.93 per cent as of 1 pm on Wednesday, according to the Election Commission.