The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is busy making a virtue of necessity. All the “right” noises are being made about how the democratic process has been restored in the former degraded state of Jammu and Kashmir. As if the voter in that besieged part of the country spoke for …
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However, the worrying part for the BJP is that while it may have made minor inroads into Kashmir, its dominance in Jammu appears to have weakened somewhat. In 2014, it won 25 of the 37 seats in Jammu, that is, more than two-thirds. But in DDC polls, he won 71 …
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NEW DELHI: How to count the votes for the elections District Development Council (DDC) of Jammu and Kashmir takes place on Tuesday, the results would be a significant milestone for the BJP, which has witnessed something of a dream streak so far in recent months. If the BJP’s performance is …
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Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Governor Manoj Sinha congratulated voters and the electoral machinery of the Union Territory for the successful conduct of the first District Development Council (DDC) elections. “Strengthening the three tiers of the Panchayati Raj system in J&K, the DDC elections were held for the first time in …
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