"Article 35A"

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25 October 2025

Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate after their party's candidate wins a Rajya Sabha seat, the results for which are declared after the Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha elections held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 24, 2025. Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Indian bicameral parliament, Sansad, and its members are elected every six years by the legislators. The Rajya Sabha elections are the first such polls held in Jammu and Kashmir following the August 5, 2025, abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 A of the Indian constitution that accords a semi-autonomous character to Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling National Conference wins 3 out of 4 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party wins a single seat.

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25 October 2025

Indian security personnel stand guard as supporters of the ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference celebrate after their party's three candidates win the Rajya Sabha seats. The results are declared after the Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha elections held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 24, 2025. Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Indian bicameral parliament, Sansad, and its members are elected every six years by the legislators. The Rajya Sabha elections are the first such polls held in Jammu and Kashmir following the August 5, 2025, abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 A of the Indian constitution that accord a semi-autonomous character to Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling National Conference wins 3 out of 4 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party wins a single seat.

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9 August 2025

Leaders, workers, and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) hold placards as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Tariq Hameed Karra, Jammu and Kashmir Congress party President, holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A female supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard and shouts slogans as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Leaders and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) hold placards as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Leaders and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) take part as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Female supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) take part in a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Leaders and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) take part as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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8 November 2024

An Indian security personnel stands guard outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during the fifth day of the session in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 8, 2024. The BJP legislators halt the proceedings in protest of the Legislative Assembly's passage of a resolution calling for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, which the BJP-led federal government in New Delhi unilaterally terminates on August 5, 2019, by repealing Articles 370 and 35-A of the Indian constitution.

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8 November 2024

An Indian security personnel stands guard outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during the fifth day of the session in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 8, 2024. The BJP legislators halt the proceedings in protest of the Legislative Assembly's passage of a resolution calling for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, which the BJP-led federal government in New Delhi unilaterally terminates on August 5, 2019, by repealing Articles 370 and 35-A of the Indian constitution.

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8 November 2024

An Indian security personnel stands guard outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during the fifth day of the session in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 8, 2024. The BJP legislators halt the proceedings in protest of the Legislative Assembly's passage of a resolution calling for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, which the BJP-led federal government in New Delhi unilaterally terminates on August 5, 2019, by repealing Articles 370 and 35-A of the Indian constitution.

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8 November 2024

An Indian security personnel stands guard outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during the fifth day of the session in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 8, 2024. The BJP legislators halt the proceedings in protest of the Legislative Assembly's passage of a resolution calling for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, which the BJP-led federal government in New Delhi unilaterally terminates on August 5, 2019, by repealing Articles 370 and 35-A of the Indian constitution.

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