Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
BJP wins 60 seats unopposed in Kashmir civic polls as NC, PDP boycott
The BJP is likely to take charge of at least seven municipal committees in the Kashmir Valley without a contest, a first in Jammu and Kashmir’s electoral history. At least 60 of its candidates have been elected unopposed after the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party boycotted the urban local body polls in protest against what they described as the Centre’s plan to scrap the state’s special status. Where the BJP gained Most of the unopposed wins are in south Kashmir, where only four of 20 municipalities across fiveRead More