Azad fails to make maiden bid from JK, Congress routed from Jammu

There were high stakes for NC-Congress coalition in the Lok Sabha polls ahead of December-end Assembly elections. In last elections, the NC-congress coalition had bagged 5 out of 6 seats.

Azad, who served as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2006 to 2008, was contesting for his J&K's Udhampur home constituency for the first time in his political career. He has contested and won Wassan seat in Maharastra in 1984.  

He has contested Assembly elections twice in the state so far in which he first forfeited his security deposit from Inderwal constituency due to crushing defeat and second time he won from his native Bhaderwah constituency as a Chief Minister.

“it was vote by the public for change under the Modi's leadership. We are happy that public supported us. No body can deny that there was no Modi wave in Jammu and Kashmir and results have shown it,” Singh told reporters after victory.