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Opinion | Real Challenge In J&K And Haryana Polls Will Come From Local Issues
Unlike the Lok Sabha elections, where political parties struggled to present concrete national issues, Haryana's assembly elections are rife with local concerns.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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"Local Body Polls Allowed, So...": Omar Abdullah On J&K Assembly Election
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday demanded early assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, saying if Lok Sabha and local body elections can be conducted why not assembly polls.
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Re-Polling On 2 J&K Local Body Seats. Reason: Pakistan Nationals Contested
Re-polling will be held for two district development council seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday after it was found that Pakistani nationals had contested. The polls had been held two years ago.
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Visit By Envoys Was To Enable Them To See J&K's March On Path Of Development: Ministry
The visit by 24 foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir was aimed at enabling them to witness the union territory's march on the path of inclusive development and the dynamism in the grassroots democratic institutions following the successful conduct of the recent local polls, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Administration, Police Facilitating Horse-Trading After J&K Local Poll Results: Omar Abdullah
National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the police and the administration in Jammu and Kashmir of facilitating horse-trading and defections following the announcement of DDC election results and alleged that some parties were using money, muscle and government coercion to make up the numbers.
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Reflects People's Faith In Democracy: Amit Shah On J&K Local Poll Results
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed the recent conclusion of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said the Modi government is doing everything to restore the grassroots democracy in the union territory.
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J&K District Election Results: Margin Of Victory Less Than 100 In 19 Seats
Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100 votes.
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"Resounding Slap On Face Of Separatists": BJP On J&K Local Poll Results
Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the newly formed Union Territory -- the first polls held there in two years.
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"Won't Fight Elections Till Article 370 Restored": Mehbooba Mufti To NDTV
The results of the Jammu and Kashmir local polls have "exposed" the BJP-led central government and prove that people have not forgotten Article 370, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today as the Gupkar alliance won big in district council elections.
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In J&K Local Polls, Gupkar Alliance Wins Big In Kashmir, BJP In Jammu
The Farooq Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance has won big in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost special status last year and was turned into a Union Territory.
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BJP Leader Loses Jammu Local Polls To Candidate Protesting Farm Laws By 11 Votes
Former BJP minister Sham Lal Choudhary lost by a razor-thin margin of 11 votes in Suchetgarh constituency of Jammu district in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election, officials said on Wednesday.
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Big Lead For Gupkar Alliance, BJP Single Largest Party In J&K Local Polls
The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which emerged as the single largest party as it won 73 seats including three in the Kashmir valley for the first time.
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"People Have Spoken, Pay Heed": Omar Abdullah To BJP After Local Polls
The leaders of Farooq Abdullah-led People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration have hailed the people's verdict in the local elections, saying they have given their opinion on the Centre's move to scrap its special status and bifurcate it into two Union Territories. Theseven-party amalgam that was formed to help restore special status of Jammu and Kas...
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Clear That People Rejected Article 370 Move: Mehbooba Mufti On J&K Local Polls
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the results of the DDC elections have made it clear that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have voted for the Gupkar alliance and rejected the Centre''s "unconstitutional" decision to abrogate Article 370.
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Opinion | Real Challenge In J&K And Haryana Polls Will Come From Local Issues
Unlike the Lok Sabha elections, where political parties struggled to present concrete national issues, Haryana's assembly elections are rife with local concerns.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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"Local Body Polls Allowed, So...": Omar Abdullah On J&K Assembly Election
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday demanded early assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, saying if Lok Sabha and local body elections can be conducted why not assembly polls.
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Re-Polling On 2 J&K Local Body Seats. Reason: Pakistan Nationals Contested
Re-polling will be held for two district development council seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday after it was found that Pakistani nationals had contested. The polls had been held two years ago.
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Visit By Envoys Was To Enable Them To See J&K's March On Path Of Development: Ministry
The visit by 24 foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir was aimed at enabling them to witness the union territory's march on the path of inclusive development and the dynamism in the grassroots democratic institutions following the successful conduct of the recent local polls, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Administration, Police Facilitating Horse-Trading After J&K Local Poll Results: Omar Abdullah
National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the police and the administration in Jammu and Kashmir of facilitating horse-trading and defections following the announcement of DDC election results and alleged that some parties were using money, muscle and government coercion to make up the numbers.
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Reflects People's Faith In Democracy: Amit Shah On J&K Local Poll Results
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed the recent conclusion of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said the Modi government is doing everything to restore the grassroots democracy in the union territory.
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J&K District Election Results: Margin Of Victory Less Than 100 In 19 Seats
Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100 votes.
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"Resounding Slap On Face Of Separatists": BJP On J&K Local Poll Results
Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the newly formed Union Territory -- the first polls held there in two years.
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"Won't Fight Elections Till Article 370 Restored": Mehbooba Mufti To NDTV
The results of the Jammu and Kashmir local polls have "exposed" the BJP-led central government and prove that people have not forgotten Article 370, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today as the Gupkar alliance won big in district council elections.
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In J&K Local Polls, Gupkar Alliance Wins Big In Kashmir, BJP In Jammu
The Farooq Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance has won big in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost special status last year and was turned into a Union Territory.
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BJP Leader Loses Jammu Local Polls To Candidate Protesting Farm Laws By 11 Votes
Former BJP minister Sham Lal Choudhary lost by a razor-thin margin of 11 votes in Suchetgarh constituency of Jammu district in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election, officials said on Wednesday.
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Big Lead For Gupkar Alliance, BJP Single Largest Party In J&K Local Polls
The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which emerged as the single largest party as it won 73 seats including three in the Kashmir valley for the first time.
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"People Have Spoken, Pay Heed": Omar Abdullah To BJP After Local Polls
The leaders of Farooq Abdullah-led People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration have hailed the people's verdict in the local elections, saying they have given their opinion on the Centre's move to scrap its special status and bifurcate it into two Union Territories. Theseven-party amalgam that was formed to help restore special status of Jammu and Kas...
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Clear That People Rejected Article 370 Move: Mehbooba Mufti On J&K Local Polls
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the results of the DDC elections have made it clear that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have voted for the Gupkar alliance and rejected the Centre''s "unconstitutional" decision to abrogate Article 370.
