After taking control of the federal government Indian administered Kashmir The opposition party won a majority in the state elections on Tuesday.
According to official data, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC), an anti-autonomy party, won the most seats, the Associated Press reported.
According to the data, the National Conference won 42 seats, while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 29 seats in Hindu-majority areas.
India’s main opposition Congress won six constituencies.
National Congress leader Omar Abdullah told Porters in Srinagar, ‘People have given us more support than expected. Now our effort will be to prove that we deserved these votes.’
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After this election, Indian-administered Kashmir will have an assembly and a local government, but they will be able to function on a limited basis because it will remain a ‘union territory’ ruled by New Delhi.
Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi The government of Kashmir in 2019 ended its partial autonomy to control the affairs of Kashmir. The sudden decision was followed by mass arrests and a month-long communications blackout.
Since then, there is no elected local government in the Muslim-majority region with a population of about 12 million.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and both countries claim the entire Kashmir. Currently, Governor’s rule is in force in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Governor is appointed by the Government of India.
Although voters participated in national elections in June, in which Modi won a third term, these were the first local elections held in Kashmir since 2014.
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