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| Amid PDP's silence, BJP may stake claim to form Govt in JK | | NC-BJP alliance on cards? | |  Jitendra Singh tipped to be new Chief Minister
Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 24: A day after results of the recently held Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir were declared, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which emerged as a single largest party with 28 seats remained tightlipped about its future course of action but maintained that formation of the next dispensation would take time. However, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) which emerged as second largest party with 25 seats seems all set to stake the claim for government formation in the state.
Sources told Early Times that BJP has roped in six more MLAs, including Pawan Kumar Gupta from Udhampur, Sajad Gani Lone and his associate, PDF chairman Hakim Yasin and two other independent candidates and its tally stands at 31 a... | |
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| 'BJP may offer Union Ministry to Omar' | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 24: Bharatiya Janta Party may offer Union Ministry to the outgoing Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah if both the parties strike a deal and join hands to form the new government in Jammu and Kashmir, sources told Early Times.
They said the BJP is mulling to throw ball in NC's court and modalities are being finalized to rope in the NC working president Omar Abdullah, whose party bagged 15 seats in the assembly elections, results of which were declared on Tuesday. "Omar Abdullah would be inducted in the Narendra Modi cabinet after getting him elected from Rajya Sabha," sources added.
The BJP insiders said that Omar would ... | |
| | | | PDP in dilemma for govt formation, teaming up with BJP not an easy decision | | Both parties may be forced to give up their stated position on 'tricky' issues | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 24: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed finds himself in a dilemma since his party did not get the expected number of seats in the Assembly elections that culminated with the counting of votes on Tuesday.
The 'under performance' of PDP mean that Mufti has to look for various options so that the government is formed in the state. Cozying up with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) or Congress is the only option left for PDP to form the next government in the state. The decision would not be an easy one for the PDP and Mufti knows it very well.
Sources told Early Times that Mufti is not happy with the overall performance o... | |
| | | | Kashmir voted against non-performers | | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 24: The People’s Democratic Party is yet to come to the terms with the kind of verdict which, it feels, is totally beyond their comprehension.
Though the party has emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats followed by BJP with 25 in the 87-member House, it is yet to come to the terms with the fractured mandate given by the people of Kashmir.
"There is more to introspect than to cheer the half victory," a senior PDP leader said.
He said the verdict was totally unexpected. "We were under the impression that there is a strong undercurrent against the ruling combine," he said and added that in Jammu BJP swept the polls while riding on Modi... | |
| | | | Disgruntled NC MLAs likely to join PDP | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 24: A section of National Conference MLAs are likely to desert the party and could join the PDP. According to party sources, the MLAs are not happy with the way the party has been conducted and don't see a secure future under Omar Abdullah.
"We have won on our work and not because of Omar Abdullah. Had we contested elections just as NC candidate then the defeat was sure for us. Omar had left no scope for us and we are holding deliberations of either sticking to the party or leaving it," said a senior NC leader, wishing not to be named.
The sense and feeling among the NC MLAs desirous of leaving the party is corroborated by the fact that Omar is now leavin... | |
| | | | Congress to go for self-introspection, will continue to regain confidence of people | | 'Modi factor polarized voters, Congress work go unrecognized: Prof Soz | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 24: Humbly accepting party's defeat in the assembly elections JKPCC President, Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz today said that people of Jammu region got swayed away with the 'polarization' card of Modi and forgot the 'work done' for the welfare of masses by the Congress.
Talking to Early Times JKPCC chief said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Jammu to 'divide people on the name of region and religion'.
"Modi's polarization card overshadowed the developmental work carried out by the Congress leaders in the state," claimed JKPCC chief and added that Congress had no means to counter 'polarization trend' of the saffron party.
Prof Soz added that BJP ... | |
| | | | 33 out of 34 BJP candidates lost their security deposits in Kashmir | | 'Dismal performance continues with only 39959 votes polled in Kashmir by its candidates' | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 24: BJP, which created hype for achieving Mission 44+ without knowing the ground reality here, could not add much to its previous dismal performance in Kashmir as 33 out of total 34 party candidates, who contested from Kashmir this time, lost their security deposits.
According to official figures, the total number of votes polled for all the BJP candidates in Kashmir division were 39,959 and despite immense media hype and a lot of expenditure through different means, 33 out of 34 BJP candidates lost their security deposits due to poor performance.
At one point of time, BJP's central Kashmir president Ali Mohammad had claimed to win three se... | |
| | | | Ex-BJP leader alleges harassment by party cadres | | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Dec 24: Ex-BJP district head Yogesh Sharma, who contested Assembly polls from Rajouri as an Independent candidate, has alleged that at the behest of some local BJP leaders, miscreants had on Tuesday thrown some explosive material, may be of high intensity crackers inside his house.
In a written complaint made with Rajouri police in this regard, he alleged that it was the handiwork of some BJP activists. The district administration would be responsible for any mishapping with him or with his family members, he said.
Rajouri police post incharge Mohammad Sharief said that after the complaint was received, some suspects were rounded up for questioning.
Talking t... | |
| | | | Installed in 1997, platelets 'Apheresis' without license | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 24: 'Just below the lantern lies the darkness' seems apt for Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Platelets Apheresis machine is being used proper license, which is mandatory as per guidelines of MCI.
Apheresis machine is a device which receives blood removed from a patient or donor's body and separates it into its various components: plasma, platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells. The process of apheresis involves removal of whole blood from a patient or donor. Within an instrument that is essentially designed as a centrifuge, the components of whole blood are separated. One of the separated portions is then withdrawn and the remaining c... | |
| | | | Proposed underground parking at GMCH remains on papers only | | Non-availability of funds | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 24: Owing to the non-availability of funds, the ambitious underground parking lot at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Jammu, has remained only on papers even after lapse of more than four years.
According to sources, the construction of underground parking at GMCH was proposed in the 2011-12 annual plan of J&K Heath Department but due to the non-release of funds, the project remained on papers only. "The project was to be executed by PWD, R&B, at an estimated cost of Rs one crore. The site for the construction has also been identified", sources said, adding that due to the non-seriousness of the outgoing government, the proj... | |
| | | | Yet again, single largest party got 28 seats! | | Startling coincidence | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 24: Another assembly election and one more fractured mandate but a hung Assembly third time in row is not an isolated resemblance. Some peculiar kinds of similarities are also attached to every Assembly poll held since 2002.
In a rare coincidence, the single largest party on all the three occasions has bagged 28 seats, which has appeared to be a stumbling block for the political parties for the last 12 years.
If the figures of 2002-Assembly polls take into account then it was National Conference (NC) which got as many as 28 seats and appeared as the single largest party though it did not stake claim to form the government as it was well sho... | |
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