Key Points
The announcement of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and Haryana might have come just months after the general elections but the contours of the poll narrative are likely to be entirely different with significant local and national ramifications.I)..
One, this is the beginning of a string of assembly polls that will also involve Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi all regions where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is up against strong Opposition coalitions..
Two, these elections will be just as important for the Opposition coalition because though it fought the Lok Sabha as a unified bloc, both J&K and Haryana will likely see individual parties in the fray..
It has seen the collapse of its state government, the controversial imposition of the Governors rule even as two parties rushed to Raj Bhavan to lay claim to power, the landmark-but-polarising abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories, and the near-curfew conditions in the Valley that saw mainstream politicians detained and political activity suspended..
The UT polls, therefore, will be an informal referendum on the Centres decisions and a test of whether its stated objectives unification, curbing terror, and boosting development have worked..
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