Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda outmaneuvered other state leaders by securing 72 tickets for his loyalists in the upcoming assembly elections. Rival Kumari Selja managed only nine. Both Congress and BJP have fielded many candidates from political families, underscoring the prevalence of family politics in these elections.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that NC-Congress want to push J-K back to the ‘dark old days of despondency’ by restoring Article 370.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee laid the foundation of this mega project in 1999. Construction began 25 years ago at Pulga but faced delays, including a four-year halt