APNI party likely to dominate DDCs in kashmir, while councils will be headed by BJP in Jammu division in J&K | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Altaf Bukhari’s Apni Party is most likely to dominate majority of ten district improvement councils in kashmir valley shrinking political house of the Gupkar Alliance constituents of main mainstream regional events like National convention and PDP with having already headed Srinagar and shopian DDCs .
While CPI(M) apparently, headed by the extremely terrorist infested Kulgam courtesy Gupkar Alliance. However, majority of DDCs in jammu division of union territory on anticipated strains is likely to head by BJP members.
AP Chairman Altaf Bukhari, who’s appeared as centre’s man in kashmir valley advised TOI that the brand new set of political beings heading Srinagar and shopian DDCs wouldn’t have any affiliation with the normal politics, they’re all younger.
“This is the start of real democracy and the politics of truth in the UT . We will pursue the issues of people till the end come what may”, he mentioned.
The Apni Party candidate Aftab Malik turned first chairman of DDC Srinagar as he bagged 10 votes while Malik’s rival bagged solely three votes. While Bilal Ahmad of the AP was elected vice-chairperson as he secured 9 votes while his rival from People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Manzoor Ahmad Bhat bagged solely 4 votes. Interestingly, the lone BJP Srinagar DDC member Ajaz Hussian supported AP candidate for chairmanship.
Srinagar DDC had seven Independents , NC has one member while JKAP had three members , BJP one , PDP one and JKPM one every .nonetheless, the independents merged in to Altaf’s JKAP party and selection head of the Srinagar DDC on Saturday with the assist of and BJP one councilor.
The AP additionally received the posts of chairman and vice-chairman in the shopian DDC . AP’s Bilqees Akhtar polled eight votes while her rival candidate from Gupkar Alliance member secured six votes. The vice-chairman put up was determined via a draw of heaps as there was a tie. The vice-chairman put up was additionally received by JKAP. Bilqees Akhter of Watch who had received DDC elections from Zainapora-1 block will be the primary chairperson of Shopian while as Irfan Manhas will be the vice-chairperson. Both PAGD and AP had assist of seven DDC members every, nonetheless, one amongst PAGD members voted in favour of Apni Party. In Shopian out of the 14 seats, 4 seats every had been bagged by National Conference (NC) and Independent candidates while PDP, JKAP and Congress secured three, two and one seat respectively.
However, later, three out of 4 Independent candidates and one every from NC and Congress joined the Apni Party while one Independent candidate joined NC.
The elections of chairman and vice chairman in shopian district of south kashmir has brought about additional dent to Gupkar alliance , an amalgam of six events after the exit of Sajad Lone’s peoples’ convention from the amalgam few weeks in the past .
CPI (M) candidate in kulgam DDC was unanimously elected as the primary District Development Council (DDC) chairman of Kulgam district while National Conference (NC) bagged seats of DDC vice-chairman and chairman of the Municipal Council as was anticipated . The CPI (M) candidate Mohammad Afzal, who can also be district secretary CPI (M) and had received DDC elections on Pombai seat, was unanimously elected as the primary DDC chairman of Kulgam. He was supported by all of the 13 candidates. NC candidate Shazia Poswal, who received DDC elections from Manzgam seat, was additionally elected unanimously as vice-chairperson.. In Kulgam, 5 seats had been received by NC and CPI (M) and two every by the Congress and PDP.
As anticipated, the BJP took chairmanship of the 2 District Development Councils (DDCs) of Jammu and Kathua, the elections for which had been held in first out of 4 phases. BJP DDC member from Bhalwal and former MLA from Raipur Domana Bharat Bushan was elected unopposed as chairman of the primary DDC of Jammu district, which has been reserved for Scheduled Castes by the State Election Commission. Suraj Singh, DDC member from Khour, was elected unopposed as vice chairman of Jammu DDC. apparently Independent DDC member from Suchetgarh Taranjit Singh Tony, identified critic of BJP proposed the names of Bharat Bushan and Suraj Singh for the put up of chairperson and vice chairperson.
BJP with majority of 11 members out of 14 in Jammu DDC with two Independents together with Tony and a BJP insurgent from Marh and one lady member of National Conference, who had received from Dansal ST lady reserved seat, was positive to head the council .
In Kathua, Col (Retired) Maan Singh and Raghunandan Singh Babloo had been elected unopposed as chairman and vice chairman of the District Development Council.
The BJP has 13 out of 14 seats in Kathua DDC. Lone Opposition member is from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).