In Jammu and Kashmir National Conference-Congress alliance secured an absolute majority in the Union Territory by winning 49 seats, with the former taking 42 and the latter 6 seats.
A day after the Congress-NC alliance emerged victorious in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday asserted that the process for forming the government has begun.
J-K National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that whenever the government in Jammu and Kashmir is formed, it should draft a resolution and start talks with the union government to restore statehood of the region.
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday stated that NC's Omar Abdullah will be the weakest Chief Minister ever in Indian history after NC-Congress alliance won the election in Jammu and Kashmir.
Opposing the decision to authorise the Lieutenant Governor to nominate five additional MLAs to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that if it happens, they will take this matter to the Supreme Court and will give justice as per the Cons
"I have been maintaining the position that the nomination of the five MLAs in the assembly by the LG is unconstitutional and undemocratic and we have started action in this regard. Let us see to what extent we will be successful in it. But, if it's about their induction and their support
After J-K National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah announced that party Vice President Omar Abdullah would be the next Chief Minister, the newly-elected MLA Omar said on Wednesday that the decision ultimately lies with legislators and the alliance.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has congratulated the National Conference-Congress alliance for its victory in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election and said that the alliance's mandate is for restoring the "dignity" and statehood of Jammu and Kashmir that the Union government "unjust
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed gratitude to the people of Jammu and Kashmir after BJP secured the highest ever vote percentage in assembly polls in the valley.