Srinagar/ Jammu, Nov 10: All arrangements have been put in place for Tuesday’s bypolls in Budgam and Nagrota Assembly constituencies, the contests that have drawn statewide attention as the first electoral test for the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led government and a key battle for the BJP in Jammu.

While the outcomes in both constituencies will not alter the Assembly’s arithmetic, their political significance is immense.

The twin bypolls are being seen as a referendum on the NC’s first year in office and a measure of the BJP’s continuing influence in Jammu, setting the tone for the political course ahead in Jammu and Kashmir.

BUDGAM SHOWDOWN

All preparations have been finalised for the Budgam Assembly byelection, a contest widely seen as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s first major p

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