A pro-India political alliance based in Kashmir registered impressive gains in local elections held for the first time since the abrogation of the region’s special constitutional status in August last year. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a grouping of pro-India parties, is expected to win a majority of the 280 seats in the Local Development Council following the elections on Monday. Out of 140 seats in the Muslim-majority valley, the alliance was ahead with close to 90 seats. In the Hindu-dominated Jammu region, where the same number of seats…
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