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AZHAR HUSSAIN TANTRAY

As Jammu and Kashmir approaches the long-awaited Rajya Sabha elections on October 24, 2025, the contest has quietly turned into a test of alliance trust rather than arithmetic. What was expected to be a coordinated exercise between National Conference and Congress has instead exposed the fragility of opposition unity in the Union Territory. Behind diplomatic statements, both parties are engaged in a subdued rivalry that mirrors the broader unease within the INDIA bloc.

These are the first Rajya Sabha polls since 2021, filling four vacant seats that have stood as symbols of political limbo in the post-Article 370 era. Numerically, NC commands 41 MLAs in the new assembly, with support from six independents and six Congress legislators, giving it the theo

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