PAGD bags 112 seats, BJP single-largest with 75 seats
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), led by Farooq Abdullah, bagged 112 seats in the first-ever elections to the 280 District Development Councils (DDCs) while BJP emerged as the single-largest party winning 74 seats as the counting of votes is underway.
The PAGD comprises of seven parties- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Shah’s Jammu and Kashmir People Democratic Front (PDF), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Javid Mustafa’s Jammu and Kashmir People Movement (JKPM), Sajjad Lone’s Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) and Muzaffar Shah’s Awami National Conference.
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NC leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah (Photo/ANI)
With defeat in DDC polls, BJP won t conduct Assembly elections in J-K anytime soon: Omar Abdullah ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 00:21 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 23 (ANI): After People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) bagged 112 seats in the first-ever elections to the 280 District Development Councils (DDCs) on Wednesday, National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said that with defeat in polls, BJP-led Central government will not conduct Legislative Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir anytime soon.
Speaking at a press conference in Srinagar, Abdullah said if the BJP government believed in democracy, it would have announced the legislative assemble polls in the newly created Union Territory by now.
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Amit Shah congratulates people of J-K for great turnout in DDC polls ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 00:03 IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): In the recently held District Development Council (DDC) polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated the people of Jammu and Kashmir for giving “such great turnout” in the first-ever district development council elections.
“Congratulations to the people of J&K for such great turnout in DDC polls. I applaud the efforts of our security forces & local administration for successfully conducting these multi-phased elections. This will further boost the morale and trust of people of J&K in democracy,” Shah tweeted.