Mumbai, Oct. 24 -- The first Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 were held peacefully on Thursday at the Srinagar Legislative Assembly complex, ending a decade-long gap in the Union Territory's representation in the Upper House.

Out of 88 legislators, 86 cast their votes in person, while detained Doda MLA Mehraj Malik voted through postal ballot. Peoples Conference (PC) chief Sajad Lone abstained from voting. The polling marked a significant moment in J&K's political timeline - the first such election since the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019.

The National Conference (NC)-led alliance, supported by the Congress, PDP, CPI(M), AIP, and several Indep...