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| Loser Congress holds key to next Govt | | NC asks Congress for support, PDP plays it cool | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 28: One of the major sufferers in the present elections, as the results clearly suggest, the Congress has interestingly become a ‘king maker’ holding key to the formation of next government in Jammu and Kashmir.
None of the parties have emerged anywhere closer to the required number of 44 in the House of 87 to form the next government. The National Conference with its tally of 28 seats needs 16 more to form the government. Peoples Democratic Party with its 21 seats needs 23 more to stake claim for the government. The Congress finishing third with 17 seats can play a decisive role in shaping up the next government. In any case, Congress is likely to be the part of ruling formation that emerged after consultations.
The BJP, which has emerged as main gainer in the elections, has clearly ruled out joining hands with any party and has accepted to sit in the opposition. Other three parties too have categorically asserted that making an alliance with the BJP was completely out of consideration. It is, therefore, for the Congress to choose between the Nati... | |
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| Will support only secular party: Azad | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 28: Crediting the Amarnath land row for rise of resurgence of BJP in Jammu region and strengthening of Peoples Democratic Party in Kashmir Valley, the former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today chose to keep his cards close to his chest as to which party Congress will support in the formation of a new government in Jammu and Kashmir saying it will prefer a party having secular and nationalist credentials.
"We will prefer to support a party having secular and nationalist credentials and can take forward the goals of ensuring peace and development in this border state," he said here after the results of the assembly elections were announced. National Confere... | |
| | | | WHO SAID WHAT | | | | JAMMU, 28: “I think the large turnout in Kashmir is a vote for democracy and national integration. We are all happy at the turnout, and who wins or loses is a secondary issue.'
PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH
“It is not important who wins but what is important is that people of Kashmir have expressed full faith in democracy and our neighbour (Pakistan) should learn from this. It's a victory for democracy”
CONGRESS PRESIDENT SONIA GANDHI
"Jammu and Kashmir is not like any other state just because over 60 per cent of people voted. It is not the end of the road. The people here have different aspirations and ambitions"
PDP PRESIDENT MEHBOOBA MUFTI
“Independents are going to p... | |
| | | | FRACTURES VERDICT FOR ANOTHER COALITION | | | | Hung House: NC static at 28, PDP gets 21, Congress down to 17, BJP resurgent at 11
Shocks
• Former Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Karra loses to Irfan Shah of National Conference at Batmalloo
• Congress veteran and former Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma loses to Chaman Lal Gupta of BJP in Jammu West
• Five time winners and living signatory to J&K constitution, Abdul Aziz Zargar of PDP loses to Sakina Ittoo of National Conference in Noorabad
• Congress Member Parliament Choudhary Lal Singh defeated in Kathua; wife and ex-MLA Kanta Andotra lost to BJP in Basohli.
• Congress leader and former Minister Gulchain Singh Charak looses in Bishnah while another former Min... | |
| | | | Development slogan fails to impress voters | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 28: The 2008 assembly election results have come as a great set back for the Congress party which all along has been claiming of forming the government on its own and emerging as the single largest party in the state.
The results have brought many surprises for the party, the reason being the selection of wrong candidates in certain constituencies. The party which had won 15 seats in Jammu and five seats in Kashmir during the 2002 elections has been relegated to third position this time with most of its stalwarts facing humiliating defeat. The party has just succeeded in wining 17 seats in the state as against 20 in 2002 elections. In addition, the party had... | |
| | | | With 11 seats, BJP major gainer | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 28: While the election results for a mixed bag of surprises and shocks for all parties, BJP emerged as single largest gainer in the entire exercise enhancing its tally from one in 2002 to 11 in these elections.
Many new and lesser known faces of BJP have unseated many stalwarts of the Congress and the BJP has no hesitation in admitting that Amarnath land row shaped up its victory. "Definitely, the Amarnath land issue was important. We were party to the (Amarnath Sangharsh) Samiti," senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Chaman Lal Gupta said when asked if BJP's performance in elections to the 87 constituencies was helped by the land issue, especially i... | |
| | | | Farooq offers CM chair to Omar then takes back | | ALL IN THE FAMILY: | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 28: Jumping to early conclusions of Congress support immediately after poll results were announced, the National Conference leaders Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah have announced a sudden change of leadership to head the next government.
Even as the Congress said that it was yet to discuss entering into alliance with any of the two parties for forming next government, the National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah were this evening seen as engaged in a televised debate on who among them should be the next Chief Minister.
Party, during the election campaign, had projected Dr Farooq Abdullah as the Chief Ministerial candidate. However... | |
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