JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not form any pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, state party president Ravinder Raina said here. He, however, said discussions are ongoing with 8 to 10 independents in the Kashmir valley for contesting the elections together. He said the party is fully geared up for Assembly elections […]
SRINAGAR — Congress leader Alka Lamba on Sunday said the party leadership will take a call on an alliance with the regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir for the Assembly elections. “We had an alliance in the Lok Sabha polls and won two out of three in Kashmir. Now, on the decision of an alliance […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday chaired a meeting of party functionaries and discussed matters related to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, political affairs and the organisation, a day after the schedule for the polls was announced by the Election Commission. Issues being faced by the people of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced schedule for Assembly Election in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir will witness Assembly Election after 10 years as Assembly Election will be held for the first time since the Abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission will hold a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. The EC had reviewed the poll preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir last week. Addressing a press conference in Jammu, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had emphasised […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday reiterated that the government’s stance on assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has remained “unchanged” since the abrogation of Article 370 and expressed hope that Election Commission will soon declare the polling dates. He emphasised that the administration is ready to hold elections in the union territory, […]
SRINAGAR — A day after the Election Commission made it clear that assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir would be held “at the earliest”, the National Conference on Saturday said it is taking decisive steps to engage with the grassroots workers and ensure robust poll preparedness. Party president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah is […]
JAMMU — Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday said that the EC was committed to conducting polls in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest and would not allow any internal or external forces derail the electoral process. Addressing a press conference here, Kumar said all parties in Jammu and Kashmir are “batting strongly” for […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Thursday announced the formation of a committee which would reach out to the people in Kashmir to get their feedback for the framing of its manifesto. “The announcement for the assembly elections in J&K is the prerogative of the Election Commission of India. They will decide when to hold the […]
SRINAGAR — Immediate assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir was the dominant demand of all political leaders from the Union Territory who met the visiting Election Commission (EC) team here on Thursday. The team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived here in the morning and met with representatives of registered political parties, including […]
