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.
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.
National Conference was joined by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami and other independent MLAs in the meeting to strategise for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday.
On October 6, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that by-elections for eight assembly constituencies across seven states and Union Territories will take place on November 11.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday accompanied National Conference Budgam Assembly by-election candidate Agha Syed Mehmood to the nomination filing.
Following the first year anniversary of the National Conference (NC) government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that the solution to all of Jammu and Kashmir's problems lies in restoring statehood.
Sharing the input at the inaugural session of the two-day national conference on 'Extradition of Fugitives: Challenges and Strategies', CBI Director Praveen Sood said the agency published 189 Interpol notices, including 79 Red Notices and 110 Blue Notices, in the first nine months of 2025
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is not in a position to win a single Rajya Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir without using "money power, muscle power" and "power of agency".
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's advisor, Nasir Aslam Wani, said that the PDP's past alliance with the BJP is perhaps the reason the region lost Articles 370 and 35A, while defending the state government's performance.
The announcement comes after the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) on Friday declared its candidates for three Rajya Sabha seats. The party named Chowdry Mohamad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, and Shammi Oberoi as its nominees, while the decision on the fourth seat is expected s
Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced the names of three candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the Union Territory. The party named Gulam Mohammad Mir, Rakesh Mahajan and Sat Paul Sharma as its candidates.