4th meeting of group in past 7 days
Memorandum sent to NC’s top brass ?
18 MLAs hold closed-door meeting, demand removal of advisor, 4 ministers; Dissenting legislators flag 'Dachigam consensus' breach, allege corruption by ministers
18 legislators meet, seek ouster of ministers who have completed 2-years
Rana, Satish also face heat from NC, independent MLAs
All independent MLAs supporting NC-led govt also invited; 3 MLAs accuse minister of bias in fund allotment
Congress appointed only one MLA as its agent
Delimitation Commission to decide Assembly strength; Commission to allocate Lok Sabha seats to J&K from Union Territories’ share; UTs can be allocated maximum 35 LS seats ; 33 % women’s reservation to become applicable after delimitation; Nominated quota in J&K Assembly to increase to 7 from existing 5 post- readjustment of seats; No affect on current Assembly
5 Congress MLAs stay away; Nizamuddin Bhat attends, questions NC leadership over coalition dharma, Centre-related strategy; ruling party hits back
“Will term of Councils end in December 2025 or stretch to February 2026? Government unsure when the clock began”
J&K cabinet clears proposal to slash EWS by 7% and RBA by 3%
Cult loyalties, traditional vote bank, floating voters and rising discontent signal a nail-biting contest; MP Ruhullah’s silence echoes loudly
How 7 MLAs ditched ruling alliance candidates in RS polls; 4 alliance MLAs voted in favour of BJP; 3 “deliberate” vote cancellations help party pull off surprise victory; No polling agent for PDP MLAs; Congress MLA Bhat casts vote without substitute agent
Secret meetings, perception management were key part of his strategy
Legislative council may be gone, but its shadows persist