Jammu: The National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance is set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir after crossing the majority mark by winning 48 seats. As NC chief Farooq Abdullah said, his son Omar will be the new chief minister at J&K. The NC won 42 seats while its ally Congress bagged six seats.

Party wise results
J&K NC – JKN: 42
BJP – 29
INC – 6
JKPDP – 3
JPC – 1
CPI(M) – 1
AAP – 1
IND – 7

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63.88 per cent of the electorate voted in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls for 90 seats. Out of these, 1.48 per cent opted for the NOTA option. Counting was done in 28 centres across 20 districts.

The polls were held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, marking the region's first in a decade. These elections are the first since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, bifurcating the former state with special status into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Statehood and unemployment have been major poll issues in Jammu and Kashmir during the campaign.

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AAP registers first win in J&K
The Aam Aadmi Party registered its first victory in assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday when its candidate Mehraj Malik defeated his nearest rival from the BJP in Doda constituency by a margin of over 4,538 votes. Malik, a District Development Council (DDC) member, polled 23,228 votes against BJP's Gajay Singh Rana's 18,690 votes.

An Indian security personnel stands guard as voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the third and final phase of voting for local assembly elections in Bandipora. Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP.
An Indian security personnel stands guard as voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the third and final phase of voting for local assembly elections in Bandipora. Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP.

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