Why the Polls Now and Who All Are the Key Candidates? The first Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir are set to take place on Friday since the region became a Union Territory. Political analysts expect the ruling National Conference (NC) to win three seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may secure one seat if its plans go as expected.

The elections for the four Rajya Sabha seats in J-K are being conducted through three separate official notifications.

Why the Polls Now?

The Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir are happening after four years because the Union Territory did not have a legislative assembly during this time. Jammu and Kashmir’s four Rajya Sabha seats have been vacant since 2021. Ghulam Nabi Azad and Nazir Ahmed Laway completed their terms on February 15

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