Omar Abdullah
Elections for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil were held on October 4 and the results were declared today. Out of 26 seats where the elections were held, results for 25 seats are out. The Congress – National Conference (NC) combine has won 21 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 2 seats.
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Terming it as a wake – up call for BJP, NC leader Omar Abdullah has said that the results are a fitting reply to the saffron outfit. “BJP has bifurcated the state without taking the people into confidence,” he said. He also said that the state has been divided undemocratically and unconstitutionally.
It should be noted that the BJP is not so strong in the region where the polls took place with lots of Muslims prevailing out there. They are sure to cast their ballots in favour of Congress and NC. Jammu is the region where the BJP is strong. The elections for that region are still to be held.
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Erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir sends 6 members to the lower house of Indian Parliament and hence it can’t be termed as a wake up call. It may be recalled that the state has been divided and were brought as Union Territory after the abrogation of article 370.
