Abdul Rahim Rather elected as Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker
Nov 04, 2024, 11:51 AM ISTAbdul Rahim Rather has been elected as the new Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, marking a significant moment in the region’s political landscape.
Abdul Rahim Rather has been elected as the new Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, marking a significant moment in the region’s political landscape.
The National Conference (NC) emerged as the single-largest party in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls held in September and October. The NC won 42 out of the 90 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 29 seats is the second-largest party.
As Jammu and Kashmir turned another page in its troubled history, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Abdullah and five ministers, including Surinder Choudhary.
Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Along with him, five other candidates took oath as Cabinet Ministers. While four of them are NC candidates, Satish Sharma is an independent MLA.
Omar Abdullah swearing-in Updates: In the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the National Conference-Congress alliance won the majority. Soon after the victory, NC Chief Farooq Abdullah announced Omar's name as the UT's first CM.
In the just concluded Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the NC won 42 out of the 90 seats, while ally Congress won six. Together, the two pre-poll allies hold a majority in the 95-member assembly. Their strength is further bolstered by the support from five Independent MLAs and a lone AAP MLA.
Omar Abdullah was elected as the leader of the National Conference legislature party after a resounding victory of the party in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections.
The BJP has achieved a hat-trick in Haryana, crushing Congress's hopes, while the National Conference and Congress alliance has emerged victorious in Jammu and Kashmir.
Out of 873 candidates who ran for the 90 assembly seats, 666 candidates -- 76.28 per cent of the total, forfeited deposits. This has earned the Election Commission of India an amount little more than Rs 1.60 crore.
His party failed to make a mark in the assembly polls compared to the Lok Sabha elections. When asked whether he lost voters' support, Engineer Rashid said there was nothing like that, and a fake narrative was set against him during the polls.
In the recent Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, AAP's candidate, Mehraj Malik, secured a victory from the Doda constituency. This win has added to AAP's growing influence in the region, and the party's alliance with the NC could play a significant role in the region's governance.
The Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) won 42 seats in the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 29 seats, all in the Jammu region, to emerge as the main opposition party.
The NC-Congress alliance was a landslide success, with the NC winning 42 seats and the Congress six. Meanwhile, the BJP improved its performance and won 29 seats.
Omar Abdullah added that I have always said that expectations of getting Article 370 back from people who scrapped it is foolishness.
Shagun Parihar, the BJP's lone woman candidate in the Jammu and Kashmir elections, wins the Kishtwar seat, defeating veteran leader Sajad Ahmad Kichloo. Her victory comes five years after losing her father and uncle to terrorism, marking a momentous win for the party.
Neither the BJP, nor the Congress, nor psephologists had any inkling of the results that were going to come in from Haryana.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah urged the newly elected government in Jammu and Kashmir to foster a "sense of belonging" among the people.
Jammu and Kashmir Election Results 2024: The Congress-National Conference had earlier declared a seat-sharing arrangement for 83 seats- 51 for NC and 32 for Congress- mostly in the Jammu region, and a friendly fight on six seats as they were unable to reach a consensus.
The BJP has achieved a hat-trick in Haryana, crushing Congress's hopes, while the National Conference and Congress alliance has emerged victorious in Jammu and Kashmir.
PM Modi congratulated and complimented the Jammu Kashmir National Conference for their commendable performance in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
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