Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: The 90 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls in three phases starting September 18. Votes will be counted on October 4.
Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: Mohiuddin is likely to rejoin the Congress after the arrival of new state president Tariq Hameed Karra from Delhi. This is the first big switch after the announcement of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Lok Sabha polls in the Union Territory will be held in the first five phases on April 19 (Udhampur) and April 26 (Jammu), May 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), May 13 (Srinagar) and May 20 (Baramulla). The counting of votes will be held on June 4.
Earlier the party stated that DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference senior leader Mian Altaf are contesting from the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was once close to the Nehru-Gandhi family, said that Gandhi and Abdullah are "spoon-fed kids" rather than politicians.
As per the Election Commission, the voting in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in five phases and the counting of the votes will take place on June 4. In Ladakh, which has just one Parliamentary seat, the election here will take place in the fifth phase on May 20.
Several media reports claimed that Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar met PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah "secretly" at night. Azad later clarified the purported remark and said that he never made such a claim. Abdullah lashed out at Azad over the matter.
Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that he would be "held up at one place" if he contests the Lok Sabha elections. He also asked his party workers to gear up for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, likely to take place this year.
While Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Asaduddin Owaisi expressed disappointment, others such as Yogi Adityanath, Rajnath Singh, and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta applauded the Supreme Court's decision.
The Centre constituted a committee to discuss the possibility of holding simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections ahead of the five-day special session of the Parliament held last month.
Former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed his concern on Saturday, stating that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is currently deemed "normal." However, he highlighted that the ongoing delay in conducting assembly elections is a matter of "grave concern."
Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is a member of the committee formed to make recommendations on the idea of simultaneous polls in the country, said that there is no urgency in the implementation of One Nation, One Election and that every party will be consulted in regard to the matter.
The chief of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party had stirred a hornet's nest with his controversial comment on the origin of Muslims and saying that Hinduism is older than Islam.
Former Congress leader and Chief of Democratic Progressive Azad Party Ghulam Nabi Azad has made a big statement about Hinduism. Ghulam Nabi Azad said that all the people of Kashmir have converted from Hinduism and become Muslims. Azad said that only a few people must have come from outside.
The chief of Democratic Progressive Azad Party said this while addressing a gathering in Doda district on August 14.
Responding to the Opposition's meet called by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Ghulam Azad said he has not been invited to it.
In a no-holds-barred conversation with India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma on 'Aap Ki Adalat' show, the former Congress leader also revealed why Sonia Gandhi declined to become Prime Minister in 2004 and why Rahul Gandhi was preferred over Priyanka to join politics first.
Showcasing his soft side for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Azad who appeared on Rajat Sharma's iconic show 'Aap Ki Adalat' reserved his caustic remarks about Rahul Gandhi, but spared Sonia Gandhi and her daughter.
Aap Ki Adalat: In a no-holds-barred conversation with India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma on Aap Ki Adalat show, the former Congress leader also revealed why Dr Manmohan Singh was preferred over the late Pranab Mukherjee for Prime Minister's post.
In the latest episode of India TV's iconic show 'Aap Ki Adalat', former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made sensational disclosures that unlock long-kept political secrets.
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