Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Omar Abdullah Says Delimitation and SIR Help BJP
Omar Abdullah is the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said changes to electoral boundaries there were made to help the BJP.
He also said a voter-list process called SIR is being used to help the same party.
Abdullah said a Supreme Court notice could make it harder to misuse a form used in that process.
He argued that a newspaper report about the matter was accurate because the government did not sue the paper.
He also discussed adding ministers to his cabinet.
He plans to speak with National Conference president Farooq Abdullah after a meeting about GST.
Congress has said it will not join the cabinet unless statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah alleged that delimitation in the union territory was carried out to benefit the BJP.
He also accused authorities of using the SIR process to help the BJP and said a Supreme Court notice may make misuse of Form 7 harder.
Abdullah said the government would have sued a newspaper for defamation if its report on the issue were wrong.
He said he would consult National Conference president Farooq Abdullah after an upcoming GST meeting before expanding the cabinet.
Jammu and Kashmir can have ten ministers including the chief minister; six are currently in the cabinet, and Congress has declined to join unless statehood is restored.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
- What
- He alleged that delimitation and the SIR process were used to benefit the BJP, and discussed a possible cabinet expansion.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Abdullah said the delimitation and SIR process were being used to help the BJP.
- Current cabinet size
- Six ministers, including the chief minister
- Maximum council size
- Ten ministers, including the chief minister
- Potential additional ministers
- Four
- Legislative Assembly size
- 90 members
- National Conference seats
- 41
- BJP seats
- 29
- Congress position
- It will not join the cabinet unless statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir.