According to the Election Commission of India, JKNC won 42 seats and its ally partner Congress won 6 seats, putting the alliance comfortable position to form the government in the erstwhile state. The BJP on the other hand, won 29 seats, all in the Jammu region.
Peoples Democratic Party chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti congratulated the National Conference-Congress alliance on Tuesday for getting the "people's mandate."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended congratulations to Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) party for "commendable" performance in the J-K Assembly elections.
Filmmaker-music composer Vishal Bhardwaj on Tuesday received the Best Music Direction honour for his short film 'Fursat' at the 70th National Film Awards.
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore's film Gulmohar won big at the 70th National Film Awards, taking home three awards: Best Film (Hindi), Best Dialogues, and a Special Mention for actor Manoj Bajpayee. The awards were presented by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony on Tuesday.
Actor Yami Gautam is beaming with pride as her father Mukesh Gautam on Tuesday received his first-ever National Film Award for his directorial 'Baghi Di Dhee'.
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.