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Srinagar: The October 24 Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the first since the abrogation of Article 370, have reshaped the political narrative in the union territory. The National Conference (NC), backed by the Congress, PDP, CPI(M), and several Independents, secured three of the four seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), despite its numerical disadvantage in the Assembly, clinched one seat, raising questions about cross-voting, internal dissent, and strategic alignments.

NC’s Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan and Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo won with 58 and 57 votes, respectively. GS Oberoi (Shammi Oberoi), the third NC nominee, secured 31 votes. BJP’s Sat Paul Sharma won the fourth seat with 32 votes, defeating NC’s Imran Nabi

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