This time the National Conference contested on 56 seats. Party Vice President Omar Abdullah contested from two seats of Ganderbal and Budgam and won both the seats.
A new government is going to be formed in Jammu and Kashmir soon. A 3-member delegation of the INDIA alliance will meet LG Manoj Sinha on Friday and stake claim to form the government. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held on October 13 or 14.
Omar Abdullah will be the Chief Minister. However, there will be no Deputy CM in the state government. The Congress contesting elections in alliance with the National Conference can get the post of Deputy Speaker.
Durru seat MLA GA Mir from Congress or Tariq Hameed Karra, state president and MLA from Central Shalteng, may get Cabinet Minister status.
In the assembly elections held after the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, the INDIA alliance won 49 seats. The National Conference in the alliance won the highest number of seats 42, Congress 6 and CPI(M) one. The majority figure is 46.
BJP won 29 seats, PDP got only 3 seats
The BJP won 29 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results announced on October 8. The party has gained 4 seats compared to last election. However, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina lost to the NC candidate from the Nowshera seat by around 8 thousand votes. He has sent his resignation to the party high command.
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's party PDP has got 3 seats. In the last election, the party got 28 seats. Mehbooba's daughter Iltija Mufti, who was contesting the election for the first time, lost from the Srigufwara Bijbehra seat by over 9 thousand votes.
Aam Aadmi Party has registered victory for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir. Mehraj Malik defeated Gajay Singh Rana of BJP by more than 4500 votes from Doda seat. While the People's Conference won one seat. Independents won 7 seats. Ejaz Guru, brother of Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru, got 129 votes from Sopore seat.
Analysis of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results…
National Conference-Congress: Anger against BJP turned into votes
The National Conference has won 42 seats. In which more than 35 seats have been obtained from Kashmir region. The National Conference contested the elections on 56 seats this time. Party Vice President Omar Abdullah contested from two seats of Ganderbal and Budgam and won both the seats. According to seat sharing, Congress got 32 seats.
On the National Conference becoming the largest party, political expert Azhar Hussain says, 'The party leadership raised a strong voice against the abrogation of Article 370. Maintained that spirit in the people. Because of this, the people's anger against the BJP turned into votes for the National Conference.
BJP: Retains dominance in Jammu, wins nearly 70% of seats
BJP has got four more seats in Jammu this time than in 2014 elections. In 2014, the party won 25 seats here. BJP has a strong hold in Jammu. Here he feared loss, but managed to save his vote. However, its state president Ravindra Raina lost the election. After the defeat, he sent his resignation to the party high command.
Although the party came second in terms of seats, it got the highest vote share of 25.64%. This is about 2% more than the National Conference.
However, even this time BJP remained empty handed in Kashmir. It fielded candidates on 19 seats in Kashmir. In which the party was a contender for victory in Gurez seat. Party candidate Fakir Mohammad Khan lost here by just 1132 votes. This is the first time that a BJP candidate has come second.
PDP: Big leaders lost, loss of friendship with BJP
Former CM Mehbooba Mufti's party PDP is the biggest loser this time. Compared to 2014, it has lost 25 seats. Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti lost the election from Bijbehra seat. This is another big blow for the Mufti family after Mehbooba's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Experts attribute the PDP's defeat to the old alliance with the BJP.
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