Congress and National Conference on Monday announced the seat sharing agreement for the five constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir and one constituency of Ladakh.
People's Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti announced on Wednesday that they will pitch their candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is contesting from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, said that his first battle in the Lok Sabha would be to raise the issue of the reinstatement of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.
Narinder Nath Vohra, the former governor of Jammu and Kashmir, lauded Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Wednesday regarding the Union Government's intention to withdraw troops and entrust law and order responsibilities to the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that under the garb of Article 370, the youth were "pushed down the path of terrorism" in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is marching ahead with "peace" since its abrogation nearly five years ago.
Marking a seismic shift in the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir going into the Lok Sabha elections, the granddaughter of the late hardline Hurriyat patriarch, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and the elder daughter of jailed Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) founder Shabir Shah dissociated the
"This is very heartening to see. It will help further showcase the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir. India offers great opportunities for motorsports to thrive and Srinagar is right on top of the places where it can happen!" PM Modi said in a post on X.