Overview
- NC fields former minister Aga Syed Mehmood for the seat Omar Abdullah vacated after retaining Ganderbal in 2024, with polling set for November 11.
- PDP’s Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi campaigns on service grievances, accusing NC and Abdullah of abandoning Budgam and highlighting water, roads and healthcare.
- BJP’s Aga Syed Mohsin presses an anti-incumbency pitch focused on development, jobs and industry, saying voters are prioritising livelihoods over Article 370 or statehood.
- Mehmood defends the government’s first year, calling five-year results in one year unfair and pointing to Jammu and Kashmir’s dual power structure.
- Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah declines to campaign for NC, posting that his loyalty is to his conscience and principles as roughly 20 candidates file nominations.