NC’s internal rumblings put Farooq Abdullah back in the saddle, overshadow Omar Abdullah
Internal dissent among National Conference legislators in Kashmir has led to 89-year-old Farooq Abdullah reasserting control over party affairs. This shift temporarily sidelines Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as the party navigates political instability.
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Leadership dynamics within regional political parties significantly influence governance and policy implementation in sensitive regions like Kashmir.
Srinagar The confrontation between 17 ruling National Conference (NC) legislators and Kashmir’s first political family, the Abdullahs, has a rare spin-off. It pushed the 89-year-old party patriarch Dr. Farooq Abdullah back in the saddle to steer the party and shape the government functioning, after almost sliding back from the affairs run entirely by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
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