Jammu and Kashmir Election Results: The National Conference and the Congress will come together to establish the government in Jammu and Kashmir following a successful vote. Omar Abdullah won in the Ganderbal constituency with a lead of 10,574 votes, securing his second seat. After Omar’s victory in Budgam, his father and the leader of the National Conference, Farooq Abdullah, mentioned that he “would be the Chief Minister.” At the same time, the National Conference-Congress alliance surpassed the 46-seat majority threshold. The NC secured 42 seats while six were captured by the Congress.
The BJP obtained 29 seats, while the PDP got three. Seven people running independently won the election. The Aam Aadmi Party unexpectedly won its first seat in the UT in the Doda Assembly constituency. The result of today’s poll will lead to the formation of the first elected government in Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 was revoked in 2019. The exit polls forecasted that no party would exceed the 46-seat majority threshold in the 90-member House. Nevertheless, four survey companies – Dainik Bhaskar, India Today – C Voter, Peoples Pulse and Axis My India – predicted that the Congress-National Conference alliance will win at least 35 seats, giving them an advantage.
The BJP was next, projected to secure a minimum of 20 seats, followed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) expected to win 4-7 seats. The exit polls indicated two main trends: the sharp decline of the PDP, and the BJP maintaining its seats in the Jammu region. The total voter participation in the three phases of Jammu and Kashmir elections was 63.45 per cent, slightly below the 2014 level, but significantly higher than the turnout during the recent Lok Sabha polls.
The Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014 were the most fiercely contested in ten years for the state at that time. The PDP became the party with the most seats, 28 in total (all in Kashmir province), yet still far from the majority of 44 out of 87 in the House. The BJP won 25 seats in the Jammu region and joined a coalition government with the PDP. The NC, led by Farooq Abdullah, secured victory in 15 seats while the Congress, which was a partner of the NC until the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, won 12 seats.