The National Conference faced a double defeat in the Jammu and Kashmir by-elections, with the party losing both seats it contested. The most notable loss came in Budgam, the seat once held by Omar Abdullah, who had vacated it in the 2024 elections after winning Ganderbal.

In the contest for Budgam, Aga Syed Muntazi Mehdi of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) triumphed with 21,576 votes, edging out the National Conference candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosvai, who secured 17,098 votes, trailing the PDP candidate by 4,478 votes. This victory for the PDP brings the party’s tally in the J&K Legislative Assembly to four seats. Advertisement

Sources indicated that Aga Ruhulla, the National Conference MP from Srinagar, had stayed away from campaigning due to differences with Omar Abdullah, whi

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