After exit polls projected a hung assembly in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), Congress candidates from the union territory on Sunday held a meeting in Jammu to discuss their experiences in the elections.
The Axis My India has predicted a hung assembly in Jammu and Kashmir with the National Conference-Congress alliance slightly ahead and the BJP tailgating the opposition.
Congress candidate from Central Shalteng assembly seat Tariq Hameed Karra said on Sunday that they are ready to hold dialogues with any party and people who are on the same page with throwing Bharatiya Janata Party out of the "power corridor" in Jammu and Kashmir.
A three tier security arrangement has been implemented at the counting venues to ensure a smooth vote count on October 8 in the district, police said on Sunday.
"We do not take the exit polls very seriously. This time the news is good. We are getting information that we will win. Everything will be clear on October 8," said Tharoor.
Amid the exit polls projection in favour of the Congress, Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav expressed faith in making a strong government in the state adding that in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress will form a coalition government.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on October 15-16.
"It was a known fact that the Congress would sweep in Haryana, and in Jammu and Kashmir also, Congress and National Conference will form the government. They are just calculating how many seats Congress will gain in Haryana and also in Jammu and Kashmir. The mind of the people is to defeat B
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray on Sunday expressed confidence in the exit polls predicting victories for Congress in the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana have rejected the ideology of Bharatiya Janata Party and the party will not come to power in both the states.
Launching a scathing attack against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said that the BJP's double-engine governments are going from Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. He added that double engines have failed in the coun
Exuding confidence over registering victory in the assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, Congress leader Harish Rawat said that the people of J&K have voted for peace and development and the only option they could find is the National Conference-Congress alliance.