scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicJammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024

Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

How & why J&K rejected ex-militants & separatists who contested polls as Independents

28 former militants and separatists, including 10 candidates backed by Jamaat-e-Islami and others by Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), bit the dust as J&K chose to vote for mainstream parties.

NC-Congress bag power in J&K where Article 370 abrogation & roads, jobs took centrestage

BJP won 29 seats, four more than what it tallied in 2014. 'Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister,' NC chief Farooq Abdullah said after results.

Omar will be CM, says his father Farooq Abdullah. ‘Verdict proof J&K against Article 370 abrogation’

National Conference poised to come to power in Union territory with ally Congress. Former Union minister said elected govt would have do lot of work to end 'sufferings' of the people.

Afzal Guru’s brother Aijaz Guroo finishes behind NOTA in J&K’s Sopore, NC wins seat

Aijaz Ahmad Guroo had campaigned on Kashmiris languishing in jails & unemployment. His brother, Afzal Guru, was hanged for plotting the December 2001 Parliament attack.

Months after LS defeat, Omar Abdullah cruises to victory in 2 assembly seats, Budgam & Ganderbal

Omar has won Budgam by 18,485 votes and Ganderbal by 10,574 votes. Both constituencies are regarded as bastions of the Abdullahs & NC.

Watch Live: ThePrint experts discuss the BJP’s surge in Haryana & if NC-Congress will clinch J&K

BJP is leading in Haryana, where most exit polls had projected a comfortable victory for Congress. In Jammu & Kashmir, pollsters have given the NC-Congress alliance a clear edge.

J&K assembly polls: Omar Abdullah leads in Ganderbal, Budgam, EC trends show

In Budgam, Abdullah's leading by 1,400 votes & in Ganderbal, 622 votes. Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, is trailing by over 1,842 votes against NC’s Bashir Veeri.

BJP secures historic 3rd term in Haryana, NC-Congress alliance set to form govt in J&K

In Haryana, BJP has left Congress in the dust. In J&K, priority for the NC-Congress coalition govt will be restoration of full statehood, says Congress.

Global media on how India is cooling—the homes of its own people & towards its neighbour Pakistan

International media also examines Kashmir as being a 'perennial flashpoint' between India and Pakistan, and India’s growing wine market.

On Camera

What women want—a man who cooks and doesn’t seek a standing ovation for it

An average Lajpat Nagar playboy knows that women will reply to his Instagram story of the chicken curry he cooked for lunch. And he is proven right, every single time.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.