Bharat Express

Engineer Rashid

The National Conference (NC) and Congress is currently is on lead in 42 and won 1 seat. In contrast, the BJP is leading in 27 seats, winning one constituency, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is leading on seats, as of 12:30 PM.

Rashid defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Baramulla during the elections

On Friday, Engineer Rashid briefly left Delhi's Tihar Jail after the Patiala House court granted him a two-hour parole for his parliamentary oath-taking ceremony.

A Delhi court has granted two-hour parole custody to Engineer Rashid to facilitate his swearing-in as a member of the Lok Sabha.

But if the court permits Engineer Rashid to take oath as MP, the lawyer argued that he should be subject to certain limitations.

Engineer Rashid contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Baramulla constituency in J&K, where he defeated former Chief Minister

A special NIA court in Delhi deferred the hearing on Jammu & Kashmir MP-elect Engineer Rashid’s interim bail application to 22 June.