Narendra Modi’s BJP loses first election since stripping the region of its autonomy and statehood
were dashed on Tuesday as it emerged that his BJP had lost the first election held since the national government stripped the region of its autonomy and statehood.
The Modi government’s decision to revoke Kashmir’s autonomy had been a longstanding pledge of his Hindu nationalist party. The move was followed by aand was met with anger by swathes of Kashmiris, who viewed it as an attack on Kashmiri identity and an attempt to change the demographics of the country’s only Muslim-majority region.
Speaking to reporters after the results were announced, Omar Abdullah, the leader of the JKNC, who is poised to become chief minister, declared that “democracy has prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir after a long time” and called on Modi to restore statehood to the region.
The BJP also had reason to celebrate elsewhere as it managed to hold on to power in the state of Haryana, where local election results were also announced on Tuesday, ensuring the party’s continued dominance of the so-called north Indian “Hindi heartland”.
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