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.
Kumar urged the Congress party to learn from the election outcomes. "As a political party that leads the India alliance, Congress should learn more lessons," he said, noting that some Congress leaders act as if everything is under their control, which he described as misleading.
After registering victory from the Handwara Assembly seat, JKPC President Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said that they would fight for statehood of the Jammu and Kashmir on every possible platform.
The BJP is poised to form its third successive government in Haryana and National Conference-Congress alliance is on course to form government in Jammu and Kashmir as results of assembly polls on Tuesday sprung a few surprises
Union Minister Jitendra Singh praised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for what he called the party's best performance so far in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
As the National Conference-Congress alliance headed for clear majority in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called exit polls a "waste of time" and said that those believening in it deserve to be in memes.
With the counting currently underway, the trends by the Election Commission of India have indicated that in Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is leading and has crossed the half mark and has secured 46 seats.
The J-K assembly election for 90 constituencies was held over three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1, respectively. Meanwhile, polling for the 90 seats of the Haryana Assembly ended on October 5.
As counting for the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir began on Tuesday, and early trends showed Congress candidates leading in both Haryana and Jammu Kashmir, Congress workers distributed sweets and celebrated the party's likely victory with 'dhol' beats and slogans.