18 MLAs hold closed-door meeting, demand removal of advisor, 4 ministers; Dissenting legislators flag 'Dachigam consensus' breach, allege corruption by ministers
18 legislators meet, seek ouster of ministers who have completed 2-years
Rana, Satish also face heat from NC, independent MLAs
All independent MLAs supporting NC-led govt also invited; 3 MLAs accuse minister of bias in fund allotment
Congress appointed only one MLA as its agent
Delimitation Commission to decide Assembly strength; Commission to allocate Lok Sabha seats to J&K from Union Territories’ share; UTs can be allocated maximum 35 LS seats ; 33 % women’s reservation to become applicable after delimitation; Nominated quota in J&K Assembly to increase to 7 from existing 5 post- readjustment of seats; No affect on current Assembly
5 Congress MLAs stay away; Nizamuddin Bhat attends, questions NC leadership over coalition dharma, Centre-related strategy; ruling party hits back
“Will term of Councils end in December 2025 or stretch to February 2026? Government unsure when the clock began”
J&K cabinet clears proposal to slash EWS by 7% and RBA by 3%
Cult loyalties, traditional vote bank, floating voters and rising discontent signal a nail-biting contest; MP Ruhullah’s silence echoes loudly
How 7 MLAs ditched ruling alliance candidates in RS polls; 4 alliance MLAs voted in favour of BJP; 3 “deliberate” vote cancellations help party pull off surprise victory; No polling agent for PDP MLAs; Congress MLA Bhat casts vote without substitute agent
Secret meetings, perception management were key part of his strategy
Legislative council may be gone, but its shadows persist
Opaque voting rules put spotlight on 7 non-party MLAs
RPA law allows voting rights to detainees; ECI seeks details of detainee electors from J&K admin; details of Malik submitted to RO