Sat Sharma's daughter, Rajeshwari Sharma, said, "I feel very proud...the whole family is extremely happy...this is the victory of the people of Jammu."
The National Conference leaders and workers celebrated the party's win with dance and music. The ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) won three out of four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma termed National Conference's defeat in one Rajya Sabha seat a "big defeat for Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah's ideology."
National Conference (NC) candidate Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo on Friday expressed gratitude to his party and supporters following his win in the Rajya Sabha seat from Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir unit BJP President Sat Sharma, who won the Rajya Sabha election, said on Friday expressed gratitude to the top party leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his candidature.
In a post on X, Abdullah asserted that there was "no cross-voting" by members of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and questioned how the BJP secured extra votes. He also sought clarity on the MLAs who invalidated their ballots by marking incorrect preference numbers.
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday registered an FIR against three Hotels in violation of the Immigration and Foreigners ACT 2025 at Sonamarg Police Station. The action taken by police after it was found that three Hotels, that were hosting foreign tourists without submitting their detail
All four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir had been vacant since February 2021, following the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mir Mohammad Fayaz, Shamsher Singh, and Nazir Ahmed Laway.
The Asia Cup trophy drama continues to take new turns, weeks after the final between India and Pakistan on September 28 in Dubai. According to sources, the trophy has been removed from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) headquarters and relocated to a different location in Abu Dhabi.
According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gyanendra Kumar Singh, the incident took place on October 23 at midnight when the victim, identified as Nirmal Kashyap, was attacked and severely beaten.
The local women in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated the festival of Bhai Dooj with Indian Army personnel by applying tilak or sindoor on their foreheads.
Peoples Democratic Party MLA Waheed Para on Thursday demanded the release of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, who was booked under provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act 1978 (PSA) on September 8.