The Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir held on October 24 and the outcome have left many questions unanswered. Most of political observers are trying to decipher the names of four MLAs who voted for BJP, and why. That is an important question, but more important is what will be the direction that state politics will take in future. The October 24 RS elections have laid a foundation for the shape J&K politics will take in next few months.

Omar Abdullah has emerged a clear winner. He strategized the victory of National Conference candidates on three seats, though he aimed at the fourth one too. The choice of candidates – Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan, a senior and seasoned leader of the party from north Kashmir, Sajjad Kichloo from Chenab Valley and Shammi Oberoi, a loyalist of the part

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