While addressing a gathering this September in Ganderbal, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah removed the cap from his head and pleaded with the people to 바카라save his dignity바카라. Omar바카라s plea in Ganderbal, considered an NC bastion, came after he had lost the Baramulla Parliamentary seat to the jailed Engineer Rasheed earlier this year. On October 8, Omar바카라s 바카라plea바카라 for NC supporters paid off. The region바카라s oldest political party swept the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. For NC supporters, their party바카라s wave has drowned the 바카라tallest men바카라 in the game.
Out of total 90 Assembly seats that went to polls in Union Territory, NC has won 42 seats. For several NC leaders at the party바카라s headquarters 바카라Nawa-e-Subah바카라 in Srinagar, the result was 바카라unprecedented바카라.
바카라We had expected to get good number of seats, but this kind of mandate from people is extraordinary. There was suffocation in Kashmir in the last five-six years. People have reacted to it democratically. We have been given mandate and NC will put peoples바카라 interest first,바카라 said NC leader Sabiya Qadri, who is also the head of the women바카라s wing in Kashmir.
Another NC leader who wished anonymity said the mandate given to the party was 바카라beyond expectations바카라. 바카라It means we have now responsibility to fight for the people who have been left disempowered,바카라 he said.
The top political leaders who have been defeated by NC include BJP바카라s firebrand leader Ravinder Raina. He has been defeated by Surinder Kumar Choudhary. Raina has called NC a party of 바카라dynasts바카라 and has been vocal about its top brass바카라the Abdullahs바카라accusing them of being responsible for the 바카라mess바카라 in Kashmir.
Altaf Bukhari of the Apni Party, which emerged in the post-August 5, 2019 scenario in Kashmir, has been defeated by NC바카라s Mushtaq Guroo. Bukhari was a Minister in the previous PDP-led government. He has been accusing NC of 바카라all the ills바카라 in Kashmir, holding it responsible for Kashmir바카라s 바카라lost dignity and status바카라.
Bijebehara in south Kashmir, considered PDP바카라s bastion, also fell in the NC wave. PDP바카라s firebrand leader Iltija Mufti lost to NC바카라s Dr Bashir Veeri. The daughter of party chief Mehbooba Mufti had emerged as one of the most vocal politicians after the abrogation of Article 370, vehemently criticising BJP for its 바카라iron-fist policies바카라 in Jammu and Kashmir at a time when many in the Valley refrained from speaking up. However, this didn바카라t help her win her maiden election. The voters chose 바카라hal바카라 (NC바카라s symbol plough).
Other veterans who lost their seats to NC include Apni Party바카라s Ghulam Hasan Mir, PDP바카라s Sartaj Madni, GN Lone, Bashir Ahmed Mir, Aga Muntazir, Nazir Ahmad Khan, Imran Reza Ansari and Abid Ansari.
However, it was a tough fight for NC in several seats. An analyst in Kashmir cites the case of Pattan seat where NC was able to register victory with a margin of only 600 votes, and of Devsar, where NC won by a margin of 840 votes.
