Shagun Parihar, the BJP's lone woman candidate in the Jammu and Kashmir elections, wins the Kishtwar seat, defeating veteran leader Sajad Ahmad Kichloo. Her victory comes five years after losing her father and uncle to terrorism,

A surprise election win in Haryana state has given Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a much-needed boost, despite a loss in the election in Jammu and Kashmir. The Haryana victory is seen as a morale booster for the ruling BJP,

This was also the first assembly election to be held since the federal government revoked the region's autonomy and changed the former state into a federally governed territory of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.