Jammu And Kashmir Assembly

BJP Leader Nirmal Singh Removed As Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Speaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 18, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir administration headed by Lt Governor GC Murmu has issued a notification ending the tenure of legislative assembly Speaker and senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh who was appointed to the post under provisions of the now-revoked J&K Constitution.

National Conference Delegation Meets PM, Requests For Polls By Year End

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 1, 2019

A National Conference delegation, led by its patron Farooq Abdullah, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and conveyed to him that assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be held before the end of the year.

Ready For Polls In Jammu and Kashmir, Says BJP's Ram Madhav

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday July 9, 2019

The BJP on Monday urged Election Commission to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and exuded confidence that party will form next government in the state. "We hope, we expect and we demand that assembly elections are held this year," said Ram Madhav, the party's national general secretary.

Don't Use Eid Meets To Lobby For Party Tickets: Omar Abdullah To Leaders

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 6, 2019

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday asked his party leaders to desist from lobbying for party ticket for the forthcoming Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir by using the open access to him on the occasion of Eid.

Politicians In J&K Slam Centre Over Report Of Redrawing Assembly Segments

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Mainstream parties in Jammu and Kashmir have reacted sharply to reports that the Centre was planning delimitation in the state, claiming it was an obvious attempt to "inflict another emotional partition" on the state "on communal lines".

Assembly Polls In Jammu And Kashmir Likely Later This Year: Election Body

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be "considered" later this year and the schedule for it will be announced after the Amarnath yatra, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The annual pilgrimage to Amarnath, the state's famous cave shrine, ends on August 15.

J&K BJP Bats For Assembly Polls In November After Nomads Return To Plains

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Tuesday said assembly elections should be held in November after over 30 lakh nomads return from the state's high-altitude areas to the plains.

In J&K, Assembly Elections To Piggyback On National Polls, Say Sources

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday March 10, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir, which has been under Governor's Rule, is likely to have a double helping of elections -- national and state - over the coming months. Sources said the announcement is likely this evening, when the Election Commission declares the dates for the national polls. After the Commission's press meet in Delhi, its unit in Jammu and Kashm...

Election Body Chief To Visit Jammu And Kashmir To Assess Poll Preparation

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 4, 2019

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora will be on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from today to assess the ground situation in the state for holding the Lok Sabha and assembly polls together.

Pulwama Attack Similar To 2001 Terror Strike On Jammu And Kashmir Assembly

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Thursday February 14, 2019

Suicide bombing is a method of terrorism deployed largely in conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine, but it now seems to be making in-roads into Kashmir.

"We Are Ready," Says BJP. "So Are We," Adds Mehbooba Mufti On State Polls

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday January 21, 2019

Amid rumours that the BJP was averse to holding the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls due by May, the ruling party has sounded the election bugle for the state. Ram Madhav, the BJP general secretary, today announced the party will contest all 87 seats in the state and form a stable government with "some friends"...

"Won't Object": Rajnath Singh On Simultaneous J&K And Lok Sabha Polls

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday January 3, 2019

The central government is not opposed to the idea of holding the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections along with the general elections in 2019, if the Election Commission decides so, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today in parliament.

Government Ready For Assembly Polls In Jammu And Kashmir: Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 28, 2018

The centre on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that there was no other option left with the Governor but to recommend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as no party or alliance staked claim to form government and asserted that it was ready to hold assembly polls in the state.

BJP Tears Into Farooq Abdullah For "Promising" Regional Autonomy In J&K

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 22, 2018

The BJP on Friday hit out at National Conference chief Farooq Abduallh over his remarks to grant autonomy to Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir regions if his party comes to power in the state.

Will Fight Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election On Our Own: Omar Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 11, 2018

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today ruled out a pre-poll alliance with any party for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, saying his party had joined hands with the PDP and Congress to "save the state". The PDP had on November 21 staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference (NC) and the Congress.