BJP wins Shri Mata Vaishno Devi seat in Jammu which is considered a big victory in the Hindu-dominated constituency as Congress had lost even its deposit. The victory basically shows that BJP got overwhelming support when many Hindus voted for the party in a region which saw close contests in previous elections. Of the 43

“Omar Abdullah takes U-turn on Article 370,” reaffirming that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) cannot remain a Union Territory forever. As the vice-president of the National Conference (NC), he remains committed to restoring statehood. Abdullah expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill his earlier promise of returning statehood to J&K. He stressed this would be the