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Cross-voting from Cong or NC as Azad’s nephew loses
Unopposed election in Udhampur, voting in Doda
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Feb 8: The BJP today added two more District Development Councils (DDCs) to its kitty with its candidates winning the posts of chairperson and vice chairperson in Udhampur unanimously and in Doda through voting where its candidates polled nine votes as against five by the Opposition members. There was cross-voting by one of the DDC members either from Congress or National Conference in Doda where BJP got nine votes as against its eight members while Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew Nadeem Sharief Niaz lost the election.
NC emerges runners-up, Cong relegated to third place
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 22: Riding high on the wave of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah for abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir leading to total integration of erstwhile State with India and very effective campaigning by several Union Ministers and national leaders, the BJP tonight won clear majority in six District Development Councils (DDCs) out of total 10 in Jammu and emerged as a major power in the region bagging 72 out of 140 DDC seats while the Congress was relegated to third spot with just 17 seats even behind 24 of National Conference and 20 by the Independents. Newly floated Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) which was contesting its first election captured three seats while Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist Panthers Party (JKNPP) suffered humiliating defeat by getting just two seats. The PDP and BSP could barely manage to open their account winning one seat each. Dogra Swabhiman Front of former Minister and two-tim