Kashmir's largest political party, the National Conference (NC), emerged victorious in the recent local election in Indian-controlled Kashmir, securing 41 seats and leading in one constituency. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won 29 seats from Hindu-dominated areas of Jammu. The Congress party, in alliance with the NC, succeeded in six constituencies.
The election, viewed as a referendum against the 2019 decision by Modi's government to revoke the region's special status, marked the first such vote in a decade. The move downgraded Kashmir into two centrally governed union territories, sparking opposition in the region.
