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Elections

This section is a window to the Parliamentary, Assembly, Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies elections in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Habba Kadal: In Focus

With around 16 thousand registered migrant voters, Habba Kadal is on BJP’s radar for its Mission 44+ campaign. But with more than one strong...

A Slice of South

On 14th December everybody from PDP patron to congress strongmen and NC’s new faces would be eyeing for a slice of South Kashmir. Safwat...

Graveyard Shift

In a relatively euphoric election season pasting party posters and banners are still done in the dead of the night for fear for backlash....

Bellwether Drabu

In his professional career of 30 years, Haseeb Drabu wore many hats and made many rudimentary shifts in how J&K thinks, earns, saves and...

Dancing in Concertina Fence

Politicians getting delayed to venues for reasons of mobility or other preoccupations have finally revived the use of music and entertainment to mange the...

“What do the people of JK want? They want rozi roti, development, peace and...

In 2007 he as a BJP party President in Punjab created history by winning 19 of 23 seats and played a major role in...

Pushing the Buttons

Irrespective of neglect and lack of development in twin constituencies of Shopian and Wachi, it is the elections that are being talked about. Shah...

Wrestling North

Among 16 assembly segments going for polls in the third phase, seven fall in the Baramulla district. Except Uri, BJP hasn’t fielded any candidate from...

Aspiration, Pledge, Vision and Manifesto

With nothing new to offer almost all the major political parties contesting in ongoing state assembly elections released their manifestos half-heartedly, Shah Abbas takes...

Acid Test

Sufferings of remote Kupwara in last two decades created an ideal situation for any unconventional politician to have his debut, an opportunity that a...

A High Altitude Contest

Irrespective of the party in power MLA Gulmarg manages to wrestle his share of influence in Kashmir politics. But will influence help him to...

A Gain or Retain

The entry of Omar in Beerwah is sure to give some leverage to struggling NC in Budgam district that witnessed massive shift during Lok...

Reclaiming Legacy

Sajjad Lone’s plunge to reclaim the legacy he inherited from his father has changed the contours of contest in border Kupwara. It is no...

Backed By Police!

The contest in Doda, the epicenter of Chenab Valley, has gone interesting not because of the BJP but because of incumbent lawmaker Abdul Majid...

In a  Dilemma

Kashmir has experienced interestingly different elections, but the change in mainland India’s political landscape has led to an identity assertion which many think could...