NEW DELHI — The Congress has been relegated from a junior partner in the incoming Jammu and Kashmir government to a relative non-entity, after four independent MLAs extended support to the National Conference, the ‘big brother’ in the alliance that won this week’s election. Pyare Lal Sharma, Satish Sharma, Choudhary Mohammed Akram, and Dr Rameshwar […]
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Congress will introspect party’s performance in Jammu region: Tariq Hameed Karra
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday said the party would introspect its dismal performance in the assembly polls in the Jammu region. He also alleged that there were some lapses on part of the administration or some deliberate attempts in the run up to the polls. “We are very […]
INDIA bloc will stake claim to form govt in J&K only after partners elect leader of coalition: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the INDIA bloc will stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir only after the alliance partners meet to elect the leader of the coalition in the assembly. “Let the NC legislative party meet, I am not staking a claim to […]
J&K polls: Only two Hindu faces among 48 winners of NC-Congress alliance
JAMMU — With the National Conference and Congress alliance set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir after crossing the majority mark by winning 48 seats, there are only two Hindu faces who have won the elections on the ticket of the regional party even as the two coalition partners had together fielded […]
Confident that Congress will win Assembly polls in J&K, Haryana, says Chidambaram ahead of vote counting
NEW DELHI — Former Union Minister P Chidambaram has expressed confidence that Congress will win the assembly polls in Haryana and form government in Jammu and Kashmir with its ally National Conference, saying that the party’s long-established policies and approach will be accepted by the people. “We are confident that the Congress party’s long-established policies […]
J&K polls: Congress-NC, BJP, PDP confident of win on eve of counting day
JAMMU — On the eve of the counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, top leaders of the Congress-NC alliance, the BJP and the PDP have expressed confidence in forming the next government in the Union Territory. While the Congress and the National Conference, who formed a pre-poll alliance, claimed they would […]
BJP playing ‘desperate games’ to engineer majority in J&K: Congress
NEW DELHI — A day before Assembly poll results, the Congress on Monday accused the BJP of taking “malicious steps” through a malafide exercise of power to negate the people’s verdict in favour of the Congress-NC alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. The opposition party said it will do everything in its power to thwart such […]
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge confident of forming govt in Haryana, J&K
BENGALURU — All India Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed confidence about his party coming to power in Haryana, and the party along with its alliance partner National Conference forming the government in Jammu and Kashmir. The results of both the assembly elections will be announced on October 8. “Earlier too we had said […]
“Ready to talk with anyone to throw BJP out of power corridor,” says Congress leader Tariq Hameed Karra
JAMMU — Congress candidate from Central Shalteng assembly seat Tariq Hameed Karra said on Sunday that they are ready to hold dialogues with any party and people who are on the same page to throw Bharatiya Janata Party out of the “power corridor” in Jammu and Kashmir. “Indian National Congress has said that we are […]
Congress-NC alliance to get more than 55 seats in J&K: Ghulam Ahmad Mir
ANANTNAG — The Congress-NC alliance will get more than 55 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir claimed on Saturday as several exit polls gave an edge to the combine. Voting in Jammu and Kashmir took place in three phases and the results will be declared on October 8. […]









