Srinagar, Nov. 7 -- With five days left for byelection in Budgam assembly constituency, the election campaign has gained momentum with not only rivals National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but other political parties like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), (Awami Ittehad Party) AIP, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and independent candidates are also making last minute efforts to woo the voters.

In last assembly polls, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah got elected from Budgam and Ganderbal assembly Constituencies with a comfortable margin. However, Omar vacated the Budgam seat but retained the traditional NC seat of Ganderbal which had elected many members of Abdullah family in the past.

There are around 17 candidates in the f...