The parliamentary elections results in J&K seem to have delivered a warning to National Conference to revert to honour its promises or opposition may further accelerate negativism among the people about the Government and the party. The party has won two out of the 4 seats, the results of which have been declared so far. It has retained its supremacy in Srinagar and Baramulla, but the losses in Jammu and Anantnag have lessened the sweetness of the victory.

The results from Kashmir Valley clearly revealed that the party has lost several of its strongholds in the valley. Particularly worrying for the ruling party is the victory of former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in Anantnag. This victory is viewed as a big blow to the Government and it has inherent potents of disturbing the political applecart in this sensitive border state ..

It is for the first time since 1975 that Congress on its own has won Anantnag seat. The 1975 marked the return of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah to the mainstream politics after a gap of 22 years. In 1977, Congress had won the seat in alliance with National Conference ..

Farooq's party had won 14 out of 16 Assembly segments in Anantnag and Pulwama districts forming part of this South Kashmir Parliamentary constituency. In fact the number was 15 as CPI-M candidate from Kulgam had also won with the active support df NC ... Now it has lost in 11 out of 16 segments, which is largely attributed to three factors: neglect of South Kashmir as regards representation in the State Cabinet ... , (choice of a) non- party man as a candidate and disheartened workers ...                             (Source: The Hindustan Times, 11 March, 1998)