J&K DDC polls: Gupkar alliance clear winner but plenty of positives for BJP | Key takeaways

The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday gave a clear lead to the People’s Alliance For Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Of the 280 seats that went to polls for the DDC elections the leads on 258 seats have indicated that the Kashmir-based amalgam of the mainstream parties, the PAGD, has either won or is leading on 107 segments, the BJP leading on 65 segments, the Congress on 22, Apni Party which was launched after the abrogation of Article 370 on 10 and others on 54 segments. While the Gupkar alliance is emerging a clear, there are many positives for the BJP also.