The Farooq Abdullah-led People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a coalition of seven regional parties, has won over 90 seats in the Distr...
The Farooq Abdullah-led People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a coalition of seven regional parties, has won over 90 seats in the District Development Council elections held in Jammu and Kashmir as of late Tuesday, PTI reported. The Bharatiya Janata Party, meanwhile, emerged as the single largest party.
A total of 2,178 candidates were contesting in these elections – the first since the erstwhile state lost its special status under the Constitution on August 5, 2019. Each of the 20 districts were divided into 14 segments. As per results announced for 251 seats of the total 280, the Gupkar Alliance secured 99 seats, while the BJP won 77. Notably, as many as 45 seats were bagged by Independent candidates, while the Congress party won 22 seats. The recently floated Apni Party won 11 seats, whereas Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party got two, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Peoples Democratic Front won one seat each.
The saffron party won the Hindu-dominated districts of Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua and Samba, according to The Indian Express. With the results, the BJP has gained control over at least six District Development Councils in Jammu, and none in Kashmir. The Gupkar Alliance has a majority in nine DDCs, all in the Valley.
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