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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
With the State Assembly elections round the corner, mainstream political parties and separatists here are gearing up with their respective agendas. Many new political equations and alliances are expected to come to the fore in the upcoming polls, in Jammu and Kashmir, slated at the end of this year.
The contest will be close for several stalwarts and many new faces will emerge on the political horizon of the state. Though bijli, pani and sadak (electricity, water and roads) will remain the main focus of the election manifesto of several political parties, resolution of Kashmir issue, abrogation of Article 370 (that provides special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir) and rehabilitation for Kashmiri Pandits will find equal importance on their respective agendas. Prof. Farooq Fayaz, a prominent historian, author and director Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, observes that apart from focusing on good governance, all political parties have their own roadmaps to follow
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