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J-K Rajya Sabha Election: Omar Abdullah slams BJP over cross-voting after NC wins 3 seats, BJP one
Jammu and Kashmir | Oct 25, 2025, 12:05 AM ISTJammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha Election results: Omar Abdullah raised doubts over how the BJP managed to gain four extra votes beyond its official strength, accusing some MLAs of breaking their promises to the NC.
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Jammu Kashmir Election Result: Jammu Region Favors BJP in Latest Polls
News | Oct 08, 2024, 03:03 PM ISTJammu Kashmir Election Result: Jammu Region Favors BJP in Latest Polls
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Jammu Kashmir Election Result: Can BJP Form Government? Sr. Journalist Raja Muneeb Gives Big Insight
News | Oct 08, 2024, 03:04 PM ISTJ&K Assembly Polls: Jammu Kashmir: The Exit Polls predicted a hung assembly in J-K. However, Senior Journalist Raja Muneeb believes things can turn out in favour of BJP if certain conditions are fulfilled. What led to PDP's downfall and why Independents can act as king-makers- Know all live updates
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J&K Assembly Polls: Ravinder Raina Predicts BJP Success with 30-35 Seats in J-K
News | Oct 08, 2024, 03:07 PM ISTAs the counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections begins, J-K BJP chief and Nowshera Assembly candidate Ravinder Raina expressed confidence in the party's victory, predicting that the BJP will secure 30-35 seats in the Union Territory.
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Handwara Assembly Election 2024: Sajjad Lone to face BJP's Ghulam Mohammad Mir and NC's Ramzan
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 27, 2024, 12:46 PM ISTThe BJP has nominated Ghulam Mohammed Mir, while the NC has selected Chowdary Mohammad Ramzan as their candidate. Sajjad Gani Lone will contest from the Handwara seat and has also submitted nominations for the Kupwara seat.
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Handwara Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin, party-wise candidates
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 18, 2024, 02:02 PM ISTHandwara Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir People Conference (JKPC) leader Sajad Gani Lone won the Handwara constituency in 2014 by defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Chowdry Mohamad Ramzan with a margin of 5,423 votes.
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Baramulla Lok Sabha seat gears up for intense contest after Engineer Rashid's entry: Who is he?
Jammu and Kashmir | May 18, 2024, 03:46 AM ISTEngineer Rashid has been a two-time MLA from Langate Assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He won the election in 2008 and 2014. Rashid unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla in 2014 and 2019. After the revocation of Article 370, J-K became a Union Territory with Legislative Assembly.
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Baramulla Lok Sabha Election 2024: Omar Abdullah to take on JKPC's Sajjad Lone, PDP's Fayaz Mir
Jammu and Kashmir | May 03, 2024, 09:30 PM ISTBaramulla will vote in the fifth phase on May 20. The seat has 18 Assembly segments. Jammu and Kashmir has a total of 5 Lok Sabha seats including Baramulla, Srinagar, Anantnag-Rajouri, Udhampur and Jammu.
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J&K non-local voters: Farooq Abdullah to call national parties meeting in September
India | Aug 22, 2022, 03:26 PM ISTJammu and Kashmir elections: The BJP also convened a meeting of its leaders in Jammu on Monday to chalk out a “counter-strategy” against the meeting called by the National Conference.
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When J&K parties want statehood 1st govt wants elections: Chidambaram
India | Jun 25, 2021, 10:19 AM ISTFormer Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Modi-led government for insisting on elections in Jammu and Kashmir before granting statehood.
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Two mainstream political leaders released from detention in J&K
India | Feb 05, 2020, 03:37 PM ISTSenior politician and People's Conference chairman Sajjad Lone and PDP leader Waheed Parra, close aide of detained former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, were released from preventive detention here on Wednesday. After the release of Lone and Parra, 13 political leaders now remain detained at the MLA hostel here which has been temporarily converted into a subsidiary jail.
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If aligning with BJP was a crime, then why Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti did it in first place: Sajjad Lone
India | Nov 23, 2018, 07:48 PM ISTDefending his move, Lone said that siding with BJP is not a crime and is good for the state. He added that the party's stance on Article 370 and Article 35A will not be compromised at any cost.
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Upset over portfolio, Sajjad Lone quits Mehbooba Mufti’s government
National | Apr 05, 2016, 09:03 PM ISTJammu: Barely a day after taking oath as a minister in the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir, Sajjad Lone of the People’s Conference today resigned from his post citing dissatisfaction over his portfolio. The
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PDP to upgrade BJP ministers, set up committee to reinstate lost trust
National | Mar 14, 2015, 12:33 PM ISTJammu: After the bumpy PDP-BJP alliance followed by J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's rash decision of releasing separatist leader Masarat Alam, the former has made up his mind to smoothen the future course of
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Sajjad Lone dismisses reports of unhappiness over portfolios
National | Mar 05, 2015, 07:47 PM ISTSrinagar: Separatist-turned politician Sajjad Lone today said he was in Kashmir due to personal reasons, and dismissed the reports that he was miffed over being given a low-key portfolio in the PDP-BJP coalition government.“I am
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Lone not to join Mufti cabinet, PC attacks BJP for 'betrayal'
National | Mar 04, 2015, 10:11 PM ISTJammu: Sulking over denial of weighty portfolio to separatist-turned-politican Sajjad Lone, his party People's Conference today issued a veiled threat that it may consider quitting the ruling coalition of PDP-BJP in Jammu and Kashmir.Lone refused
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J&K: 'Unhappy' with low-key portfolio, Sajjad Lone refuses to take charge
National | Mar 04, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTJammu: Peoples Conference leader Sajjad Lone, an ally of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, has refused to take charge as Minister for Science & Technology and Animal Husbandry.It is believed that the separatist-turned-politician is
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J&K Polls: Sajjad Lone's meeting with PM shows new line of thinking, says Supporters
National | Dec 02, 2014, 07:27 PM ISTKupwara (J&K): Separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajjad Gani Lone drew flak from his political opponents for meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir but his supporters are unabashed about it, saying
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No pre-poll alliance with any party: Former separatist leader Sajjad Lone
National | Nov 11, 2014, 11:21 PM ISTSrinagar: Former separatist leader Sajjad Lone today denied pre-poll alliance with any political party a day after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi but did not rule out such a possibility once the results of the
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No alliance with anyone in JK Assembly polls: Jitendra Singh
National | Nov 11, 2014, 08:11 PM ISTJammu: Ruling out alliance with any party in the state, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said BJP will go it alone “as of now” in the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.“(There is) no alliance