Omar Abdullah Refuses BJP Alliance for J&K Statehood Restoration: "Would Rather Resign"

Sep 30, 2025 07:36 pm CST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has firmly rejected any possibility of aligning with the BJP to restore statehood, stating he would resign instead. Despite acknowledging this stance might delay statehood restoration, Abdullah remains committed to democratic and peaceful means of achieving this goal while citing Ladakh's situation as vindication of his position on the 2019 abrogation of Article 370.