In a conversation with senior journalist Amit Baruah, Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, a veteran CPI(M) leader and MLA from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam, offers a candid and nuanced perspective on the region’s recent Assembly election—the first since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Speaking after securing his fifth term as an MLA, Tarigami paints a […]
Omar Abdullah, who was once elected as India’s youngest Chief Minister, is all set to assume power again. Abdullah’s party, Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) won the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024, the Union Territory’s first polls after Article 370 was abrogated in 2019. Omar Abdullah is the third-generation politician from the Abdullah family, […]
Jammu and Kashmir may acquire five nominated additional MLAs this week as exit polls broach the possibility of a hung Assembly. The Congress-NC combine as well as former Gupkar Alliance member PDP have threatened to move the Supreme Court if Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha takes any such decision amidst government formation. The developments came even […]
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah insisted on Sunday that his party would form the Jammu and Kashmir government in alliance with the Congress. The remarks came mere hours after exit polls broached the possibility of a hung Assembly while giving a clear lead to the combine. The NC chief also indicated that his party would […]
NEW DELHI: Exit polls on Saturday predicted that the Congress will be sweeping back into power in Haryana after a gap of 10 years, while its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be in a strong position and may form the next government, which last held assembly elections 10 years […]
A woman shows her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling booth during the third and final phase of the Assembly election, at Tangmarg in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 1. | Photo Credit: PTI In the contested and storied valleys of Jammu and Kashmir, the political atmosphere teems with unprecedented […]
On August 16, the Election Commission of India announced the Assembly election for Jammu and Kashmir, giving people a chance to elect representatives after 10 years. These elections are significant, considering Jammu and Kashmir lost Article 370, its special status and statehood, on August 5, 2019. To understand the mood on the ground, Frontlinespoke to […]
