Jammu and Kashmir DDC election results are soon to be announced. This was the first election in the valley after the August 5 judgment last year by Amit Shah. The polling ended on December 19 last week. The District Development Council polls in Jammu & Kashmir were long being seen as the public mandate over rejection or acceptance of the new fate of the valley. The abrogation of Article 370 announced last year by Amit Shah had a major role to play in these DDC polls. If the BJP wins, it would be seen as acceptance of the abrogation. If, on the other hand, the Gupkar Alliance wins, it would amount to an appeal of restoration of the special status for the ex-state. Is PAGD the winner in the DDC election results?The final verdict of DDC election results is yet to come. Of the 280 territorial constituencies (14 each in 20 districts), the counting is left to be done in two. The voter preference is out, but the winner is still debatable. It may be too early for PAGD or the Gupkar Alliance to celebrate its victory. The alliance has won some 110 seats out of 280. However, the high percentage of independents winning clearly shows that even in the angst against BJP, voters are not with the regional mainstream parties. The Gupkar Alliance has not been heartily welcomed. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (or the ‘Gupkar Alliance’) is the coalition of seven regional parties of the region against the abrogation of special status for J&K. The PAGD had earlier refused to be part of any elections till the special status was restored for the state. In the fear of vanishing presence, PAGD finally bent its knee and geared up for the polls. Can BJP claim victory?Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed BJP victory by stating that Lotus has finally bloomed in the valley. With 75 seats, BJP becomes the single largest party. This, however, does not necessarily mean overwhelming support for BJP from all over the region. The combined vote share of BJP and independents is over 52%! If the independents’ side by BJP, there is no stopping the saffron party then. The strike rate for BJP seats was not the best at 40.43%. Moreover, the division of territorial constituencies for the region was not done on the principle of ‘one person, one vote’. The population density of the districts was not at all considered. Srinagar district with a population of 1.2 million stood at the same pedestrian as Kishtwar district whose population is some 0.25 million. The division of districts also widened the Jammu versus Kashmir cliff as can be clearly seen by different voting patterns of the two regions. BJP is a clear victor in the districts of Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, Kathua, Samba, and Doda. All these six districts belong to the Jammu division dominated by Hindus. What message did the voters send?One thing that is clear from the voting trend is that no single regional party can stand against BJP today. BJP has proved its mettle again. Being the single largest party was no small a feet in the region known to be hostile to the saffron party. Be it Farooq Abdullah’s NC or Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP, the burden of past deeds is clear. Congress as in all other states is on the brink of extinction. All these mainstream parties have to forget their age-old rivalry if they wish to remain in power in the region now. Also Read: The New Bengal Innings of Asaduddin Owaisi The post DDC Election Results in Jammu and Kashmir Throw New Possibilities appeared first on NC Airways. Via https://ncairways.co/ddc-election-results/
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