Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina expressed the party's strong support for the Election Commission's announcement of dates for the upcoming assembly elections in the region, hoping for a high voter turnout similar to the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year.
Hours after the announcement of the Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian National Congress appointed Tariq Hameed Karra as the President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday.
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Friday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Haryana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said that Congress will sweep the elections and form a government.
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that he will contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place in three phases from September 18.
Following the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election schedule, Jammu and Kashmir opposition leaders of the PDP and National Conference welcomed the Election Commission's decision and hoped that the assembly polls would be conducted in a "free and fair" manner.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the J-K polls will strengthen the roots of democracy, opening the door to a new period of development for the region.
Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), criticized the Pakistani government for deliberately underdeveloping the region to maintain control. He highlighted severe issues including power outages, inadequate clean water, poor road conditions, failing heal
Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party, in consultation with party chief JP Nadda, Union Minister and J-K Election Incharge G Kishan Reddy and Tarun Chugh, National General Secretary and J-K Prabhari, has constituted an election committee for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for th
Continuing with its efforts to dismantle the terror ecosystem, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday attached the property of an overground worker (OGW) of the Kashmir terror outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), in the case of the targeted killing of the Adoora-Kulgam Sarpanch.
Soon after the Election Commission announced the dates of the Jammu and Kashmir polls, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted that his party is ready for the polls and campaigning will begin soon.
The Assembly elections for Haryana will be held in a single phase on October 1 and the polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18 to October 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday.