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 second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully with 56.79 percent voter turnout across 26 assembly constituencies.
A voter turnout of 46.12 percent was recorded till 3pm in the second phase of polling in six districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday expressed his gratitude over a significant participation in the second phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir and said that there is a history in the making.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's rally in Poonch on Monday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the BJP-led government had promised to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will take credit by saying it was he who put the pressure.
While Congress' manifesto for the Assembly election is silent on the Article 370, its bigger alliance partner NC promised in its manifesto restoration of Article 370 .
Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday expressed happiness that elections were being held after a gap of ten years while lamenting they were not held earlier.
"Public response is very good. People believe that 75 years were spoiled and it was a bad time. They want to have a double engine government with BJP, under the leadership of PM Modi... The way the central government is moving forward taking the states alongside is creating new records in de
Taking a dig at the opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already said in a public meeting in J&K's Doda that the status of statehood will be given to the J&K, but the leaders from the opposition pa
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday that previously, elections in Jammu and Kashmir were marked by low voting percentages and shops in Srinagar used to be closed amid boycott calls and now, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, elections are being held fairly in t
The home voting facility for elderly voters and persons with disabilities culminated in Srinagar on Saturday evening. Over 69 voters cast their vote under this facility.
BJP leader Devender Singh Rana reiterated that on Saturday that the National Conference wanted to form a government with the BJP in 2014 and said that Omar Abdullah met with Amit Shah and Ram Madhav in 2014.