Overview
- Abdullah posted on X that he did not seek a BJP alliance in 2024 for statehood or for any other reason, invoking the Holy Quran.
- Sunil Sharma, the Leader of Opposition, had alleged at a Budgam rally that Abdullah approached the BJP after 2014 and again after the 2024 polls.
- Sharma challenged him to swear on the Quran in a religious place and claimed the BJP rejected an alleged 2024 offer to form a government.
- After the 2024 assembly election, the National Conference formed a government with support from independents and some Congress legislators, while the BJP won 29 of 90 seats.
- Statehood remains a central fault line as the Supreme Court has urged early restoration, and Abdullah has criticized the Centre and clashed with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha during bypoll campaigning for Budgam and Nagrota on November 11.