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Resolution on statehood restoration to be passed in 1st cabinet meet: Omar

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the NC-Congress government will pass a resolution demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood in its first cabinet meeting. "After the formation of the government, I hope in the first cabinet meeting, the cabinet will pass a resolution impressing upon the Centre to restore the statehood. The government should then take that resolution to the prime minister," Abdullah told reporters here. He expressed hope that the government in Jammu and Kashmir will be able to run smoothly unlike in Delhi. "There is a difference between us and Delhi. Delhi was never a state. No one promised Delhi a statehood. Jammu and Kashmir was a state before 2019. We have been promised the restoration of statehood by the prime minister, the home minister and other senior ministers who have said that three steps will be taken in J-K -? delimitation, election and then statehood. "Delimitation has happened, the elections have now ta

Indian Army soldier abducted in Jammu and Kashmir; search on: What we know

Two army soldiers were abducted by terrorists in Anantnag district of Jammu-Kashmir. One soldier managed to escape, while officials have launched a search operation for the missing jawan

Victory, defeat and vindication: Twin poll verdicts a huge positive for BJP

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it

J&K poll results: What's at stake for PM Modi, Rahul, Abdullahs & Muftis

As J&K election results near, focus shifts to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Omar Abdullah, and Iltija Mufti, with analysts eyeing its impact on the 2024 general elections

J-K elections: Did Vaishno Devi constituency repeat Ayodhya fate for BJP?

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Assembly constituency falls in the Reasi district of Jammu division. It had entered into the poll in the second phase of the Assembly elections on September 25

J&K polls: Lal Singh suffers another defeat in Basholi after LS elections

Veteran Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh was defeated on Tuesday by BJP candidate Darshan Kumar in his traditional stronghold of the Basholi seat in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. According to the Election Commission (EC) website, 66-year-old Lal Singh secured 15,840 votes but lost to Kumar by a margin of 16,034 votes. Kumar, who maintained a lead from the outset, garnered 31,874 votes. BSP candidate Pankaj Kumar and PDP candidate Yoginder Singh each received 368 votes and forfeited their security deposits. "We were confident about winning the seat and contributing to the party's majority. Voters supported our agenda of development and peace. I express my gratitude to the people of my constituency. I humbly bow before them," Kumar told reporters after his victory was declared. Kumar, a 48-year-old businessman from Basholi, pledged to prioritise the region's development. Three-time MLA and two-time MP Choudhary Lal Singh faced a challenging task in reclaiming his tradition

Jammu & Kashmir elections 2024: Check complete winners list for 90 seats

The exit polls released on Saturday place the NC-Congress alliance in the lead, with the regional party expected to secure the majority of seats

Assembly elections 2024: Step-by-step process of vote counting in India

Leaders and political parties are anxiously waiting for today's assembly election results of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. So, let's know the step by step process of the counting of votes in India

J&K results: Vote counting begins for first Assembly polls in a decade

Counting of votes began on Tuesday morning for 90 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, the final lap of an electoral exercise that will give the union territory its first elected government since 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated. These are also the first assembly elections in J-K since 2014. The Congress-National Conference alliance, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the main parties in the fray in the keenly watched assembly election that comes five years after the erstwhile state was bifurcated into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The counting of votes commenced at 8 am simultaneously amid a three-tier security cover at 28 counting centres set up for 90 assembly constituencies in all the 20 districts, election officials said. J&K Chief Electoral officer P K Pole said adequate checkpoints have been set up within a 100-meter perimeter of each counting centre and CCTV cameras have been installed in all .

NC's Omar Abdullah predicts win in J&K polls, says 'we've put a good fight'

Amid speculation over possible permutations and combinations for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday express hope for positive outcome."Here's wishing all my colleagues and allies the very best of luck for today. We fought the good fight & now, InshaAllah, the results will reflect that." he said.Earlier on Monday, Omar Abdullah said that PDP has not offered support and called for putting end to all speculations till the results are out.He was commenting on his father Farooq Abdullah's remarks that the National Conference-Congress alliance will take support of PDP even if it does not need it as "we have to go ahead together"."They haven't extended support, they haven't offered support and we don't know what the voters have decided yet, so I really wish we could put a lid on all this premature speculation for the next 24 hours," Omar Abdullah said in a post on X.The Election Commission of India said that an overall

Party will win 30-35 seats: J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina ahead of counting

Former Deputy CM and BJP leader Kavinder Gupta asserted that the BJP would emerge as the largest party in the Union Territory and would win the elections

Jammu-Kashmir polls: Why LG will nominate 5 members to Assembly. Explained

The Congress, National Conference (NC) and the PDP have opposed this potential move, calling it an assault on democracy. These five nominated members will have the same powers as other MLAs

Will markets crash if BJP loses Haryana, J&K, Maharashtra, Delhi state polls?

The outcome of the state polls, especially in Haryana and Maharashtra, analysts believe, are also important from 'farm politics' viewpoint, and how the government deal with the farmer's demands

Assembly polls: Security tightened in J-K's Udhampur ahead of counting day

The SSP mentioned that a detailed traffic plan has been prepared for the day, which will be communicated to citizens soon to avoid any inconvenience

Exit polls predict a Congress return in Haryana, hung house in J&K

While all the exit polls predict a thumping Congress win in Haryana, most suggest a split verdict in Jammu & Kashmir

Shivraj expresses confidence, says BJP will form govt in J&K, Haryana

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday expressed confidence that the BJP will form a government in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Haryana after the assembly elections. He also said that although elections have not been declared in Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party's ongoing 'Parivartan Yatra' in that state is getting a good response. "I have been to Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana amid the assembly polls. I am totally confident that the BJP is going to form governments there. The atmosphere in Haryana is very good and we are going to form a government there as well," Chouhan told reporters at his residence here. "Though elections are not declared in Jharkhand, we are working there and the party's 'Parivartan Yatra' is getting a huge response in that state," the Union Agriculture Minister said before leaving for Jharkhand from Bhopal. The three-phase elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir assembly were held on September 18 and 25 and on October 1, while the ...

J&K Assembly polls: 63.88% voter turnout recorded, women outnumber men

Voter turnout of 69.69 per cent has been recorded in phase-3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, with women outnumbering men in casting votes, the Election Commission said on Thursday. Overall, 63.88 per cent turnout has been recorded at polling stations, as against 58.58 per cent in the Lok Sabha polls, the poll panel noted. In phase-3 of the polls on October 1, when 40 seats went for voting in the Union Territory, the turnout of male voters was recorded at 69.37 per cent as compared to 70.02 per cent of women, the Election Commission (EC) said. Nearly 44 per cent of voters from the third gender category came to cast their votes in phase-3. Referring to the overall turnout, the Election Commission said it stood at 63.88 per cent with male participation recorded at 64.68 per cent. The overall women turnout was recorded at 63.04 per cent and that of the third gender at 38.24 per cent. The final votes polled will be available post-counting with counting of postal ballots. Post

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly polls records 56.01% voters turnout till 3 pm

The fate of 415 candidates contesting in Assembly election of the valley state Jammu & Kashmir is set to be sealed where voting continues for the 40 Assembly seats across seven district of the state

J-K Assembly elections highlights: 65.48% voter turnout recorded in final phase by 5 pm

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election Phase 3: Catch all the latest J&K election updates here

Jammu-Kashmir polls: West Pakistani refugees cast vote; 44% polling so far

Polling for 40 constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir's Assembly elections is underway, with over 3.4 million eligible voters. As of 1 pm, voter turnout reached 44.08%, with Udhampur leading the process