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J&K Results: Ram Madhav said, “We are favour of the UT getting statehood sooner rather than later”.

New Delhi:

Jammu and Kashmir will get its statehood but there seems to be some small print involved, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav indicated today. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, the leader who was in charge of the Union Territory, said the BJP has committed to a return of statehood “on the floor of the House”.

But asked about a time frame for it, he said, “You remember one thing. Jammu Kashmir has travelled a lot of distance in the last 5 to 10 years. It gave up its terror-based identity, it is a very peaceful state in terms of separatism… even Jamaat has joined the electoral process. That is a very big achievement. But those in power in the state should be reassuring the people in Delhi that they won’t bring those tendencies back into this region. Then full statehood is possible”.

“There are people who are demanding the release of all terrorists in jail, demanding restoration of Article 370. With that kind of attitude, if they go to the assembly and then statehood — how to release terrorists and separatists and all? That becomes problematic for the larger national security issues,” he said. “But we are favour of the UT getting statehood sooner rather than later,” he added.

The National Conference of Omar Abdullah and ally Congress have come to power in Jammu and Kashmir winning 49 of 90 seats. Both parties had made restoration of statehood their big election promise. It is a promise that was also reiterated by the BJP, but going by the results, the Valley appeared unconvinced.

The BJP had won 29 seats, all of them in the Jammu region.

In an interview with NDTV earlier today, Omar Abdullah, the leader most likely to be the Chief Minister of J&K had said he was willing to set aside the question of Article 370 and set up a working relationship with the Centre.

Asked to respond to this, Mr Madhav said Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not discriminate between states or consider which party is in power. ‘We would certainly work for the good of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he added. 



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Of the 26 seats in the second round, 15 are located in central Kashmir.

Srinagar:
The second phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir — held after a gap of 10 years — began today. Polling will be held on 26 seats across six districts — many of them in areas dominated by separatists.

Here are 10 points on this big story:

  1.  Around 26 lakh voters will decide the fate of 239 candidates today.

  2.  The seats on which elections will be conducted are Kangan (ST), Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Zadibal, Eidgah, Central Shalteng, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrar-i-Sharief, Chadoora and Gulabgarh (ST)

  3.  It will also be conducted on Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Kalakote – Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST), Budhal (ST), Thannamandi (ST), Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli and Mendhar (ST).

  4.  Former Chief Minister and National Conference chief Omar Abdullah, who is contesting from Ganderbal and Budgam seats, will be among those facing the electoral test today.

  5.  Other prominent candidates in the fray include Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina from Nowshera assembly seat and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hamid Karra from Central-Shalteng seat.,

  6.  The voting figures of the day will be a test for claims that the development over the last five years has restored people’s faith in the democratic process.

  7.  Of the 26 seats in the second round, 15 are located in central Kashmir, where separatists once had their stronghold.

  8.  Separatists are considered to have a hold as well in areas around Srinagar, where many of the constituencies up for election today, are located. The voting percentage in these separatist-dominated areas – including Khanyar, Zedbal, Lal Chowk, Eidgah Hazratbal – is often low.

  9.  In the first phase of election held on September 18, the voting figure was high. The turnout for the 24 constituencies across seven districts where polls were held, according to figures from the Election Commission was 61.13 per cent. It was still lower than the record figure of 2014, which was 66 per cent.

  10.  Voting for the third phase will be held on October 1. The counting of votes counting will be conducted on October 8 along with the counting of votes in Haryana.



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