Omar Abdullah, the former Chief Minister and Vice President of the National Conference (NC), made it clear on Monday that he won't be participating in the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
During an interview, the seasoned leader emphasized, "I am not contesting the Assembly elections. I am absolutely clear on that. I will help my party, I will lead the campaign, but I will not enter the Assembly of the Union Territory of J&K."
Abdullah faced defeat in the Lok Sabha elections against the incarcerated former MLA Engineer Rashid, who contested as an Independent candidate from Baramulla in the Valley. Rashid secured 2.20 lakh more votes than the former Chief Minister.
Expressing his dissatisfaction, Omar Abdullah also lamented the lack of significant portfolios allocated to NDA allies by the BJP.
In a social media post, he remarked, “For all the talk about the NDA partners pressing for their fair share in the Modi 3.0 ministry, they obviously don’t have much sway in the corridors of power. The portfolios given to the allies are the leftovers because the BJP hasn’t left anything meaningful for them. You can bet your bottom dollar the post of Speaker Lok Sabha will stay with the BJP as well."
