National Conference has clinched three out of four Rajya Sabha seats contested in Jammu and Kashmir, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the remaining seat. The elections, held on Friday, have reinforced NC’s dominance and their alliance within the Union Territory’s legislature.

The victorious NC candidates, Chowdary Ramzan, Sajad Kitchloo, and Sammi Obroi—secured their seats with strong support, while BJP’s Sat Sharma narrowly defeated NC’s Imran Nabi Dar to claim the fourth seat. Voting took place under strict security at the J&K Assembly complex, with all 86 MLAs participating in person and one postal ballot from incarcerated Doda MLA Mehraj Malik.

The NC’s success was amplified by strategic backing from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), both

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