J&K DDC elections: Gupkar alliance savour comprehensive triumph, BJP off the mark in Kashmir
On expected lines, the PAGD has bagged most of the seats from the Kashmir valley while BJP has fared well in its traditional bastion of Jammu. Counting in progress in Baramulla for the J&K DDC elections. (Photo: IANS)
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Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 11:22 PM IST
The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday has given a clear lead to the People’s Alliance For Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has bagged 82 seats and is leading in 30. Thirty-eight Independents, mainly disgruntled leaders from all political parties, have been declared winners and the same number are leading in other seats. They are followed by the BJP which had won 52 seats, including three in the Kashmir valley for the first time, and was frontrunner in 18.
J&K DDC polls: Gupkar alliance takes Kashmir, BJP maintains hold on Jammu
J&K DDC polls: Gupkar alliance takes Kashmir, BJP maintains hold on Jammu
The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has bagged a large chunk of the seats in the Jammu and Kashmir DDC polls and called it a referendum on the abrogation of Article 370. Meanwhile, BJP maintained its stronghold in the Jamu region.
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UPDATED: December 23, 2020 00:45 IST
The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) came into being at the time of the abrogation of Article 370. (Photo: PTI)
The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which had won 52 seats, including three in the Kashmir valley for the first time, and was frontrunner in 18.
SRINAGAR: Srinagar, the Kashmir capital city has finally emerged as the “political cosmos” of Jammu and Kashmir with everybody having a say. However, independents are the majority. PAGD and Apni
BJP candidate Engineer Aijaz Hussain who won from one of the 14 DDC seats from Srinagar. He defeated Apni Party. Aijaz is flashing a victory sign after being declared a winner on December 22, 2020. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur
We have fought against the Gang and want to show them that people are inclined more towards @narendramodi ji & @BJP4India than #PAGD in #Kashmir. The people of valley will definitely give seats to @BJP4India owing the popularity of PM in Kashmir. Let all pray for our win.
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Gupkar alliance clear winner but plenty of positives for BJP, in the J&K DDC polls. Counting still underway.
The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday gave a clear lead to the People s Alliance For Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Of the 280 seats that went to polls for the DDC elections the leads on 258 seats have indicated that the Kashmir-based amalgam of the mainstream parties, the PAGD, has either won or is leading on 107 segments, the BJP leading on 65 segments, the Congress on 22, Apni Party which was launched after the abrogation of Article 370 on 10 and others on 54 segments. While the Gupkar alliance is emerging a clear, there are many positives for the BJP also.Â
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