DDC Elections J&K. Leads / win 247 /280 PAGD 99 (Lead 59, Won 40) BJP 59 (Lead -48 Won 11 ) INC 23 (Lead 16, Won 7) JKAP 10 (Lead 5, Won 5) OTHER 56 (Lead 37, Won 19)
The Farooq Abdullah-led People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration took a considerable lead over the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday as votes were counted for the District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir, reported NDTV.
Counting of votes for the eight-phase elections began at began at 9 am at the district headquarters. A total of 2,178 candidates were contesting in these elections – the first since the erstwhile state lost its special status under the Constitution on August 5, 2019.
In afternoon trends, the People’s Alliance, a coalition of regional parties, including the National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party, was ahead in 81 seats, while the BJP was leading in 47 seats. The Congress, on the other hand, could establish a lead in only 21 seats.
The BJP surged past others in in Jammu Province, as it was ahead in 44 seats, while the Gupkar alliance led in 20. In Kashmir, the regional coalition was leading in 61 seats, with the BJP was trailing far behind at three.
Peoples Democratic Party leader Waheed Parra, who was remanded to 15 days of National Investigation Agency custody in connection with a terror case, won his debut election “by a huge margin of votes”, party chief Mehbooba Mufti said. The former chief minister congratulated Parra and said she hoped that justice prevails. “Despite being arrested on baseless charges right after his nomination, people have shown their love and trust to Waheed,” Mufti wrote.
Meanwhile, PDP leader Rehan Pervez, who won from Eidgah Srinagar in the urban local body elections, said she was expecting her victory. “People have shown their support,” she told ANI. “I will be working for development in the area.”