PDP’s Aga Muntazir Wins Budgam Bypoll, Deals Blow To Omar Abdullah

PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi won the Budgam bypoll by 4,478 votes, defeating NC’s Aga Syed Mehmood. He secured 21,576 votes against NC’s 17,098. The seat, vacated by Omar Abdullah, saw 50% turnout. The victory boosts PDP’s influence in central Kashmir and signals shifting political equations.