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| Who will Dogras vote for in coming municipal elections? | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 15: As for Leh in the Cold-Desert Ladakh, the people there would have the choice between the Congress and those fighting for Union Territory status for the region. The NC will also field its candidate in many wards, but it is unlikely to perform well because of local factors. It would come out of the exercise minus everything. It may capture a handful of wards. The BJP also has its support-base confined to a few pockets and, hence, it may see its candidates through in a few wards. But basically it would be a fight between the Congress and the protagonists of Union Territory status. It is important to note that the attitude of the Congress and the protagonists of Union Territory status towards the people of Leh is the same. Their ideology is also the same. Both are Leh-centric and both are nationalist from the core of their heart. Remember, the Leh Congress is committed to obtaining Union Territory status for Leh district.
In Kargil, the contest would be between the National Conference, PDP and the Congress. The People's Democratic Party which would also field some candidates, would be in the reckoning this time and may give a dent to NC. The fact of the matter is that the Congress could be in an advantageous position in the Zanskar area because the Buddhists are there in great strength. So, the choice for the people of Kashmir province and Leh and Kargil districts in the trans-Himalayan region in the coming municipal elections is obvious.
The problem is in Jammu province where no political party enjoys popular support in the real sense of the term. The people of Jammu province cannot vote for the National Conference because it is fundamentally Kashmir-centric. Besides, they are not admirers of the ideology the Kashmir-based and Kashmir-centric party adheres to, preaches and seeks to impose on others. However, it is the PDP which will have a significant say, as pointed out yesterday, in the areas where the Muslims are quite numerous. For example, PDP would capture majority of the wards in the Poonch and Rajouri districts and the erstwhile Doda district. These districts return to the assembly 13 members. It would not be out of place to mention here that the Congress represents seven of these thirteen constituencies in the assembly and the National and the People's Democratic Party two each.
The Congress would be one of the major actors in these districts, notwithstanding the fact that it, like the National Conference has also not done anything for the people inhabiting these mountainous and hilly areas, except Bhadrwah and a few other places between Doda town and Bhadrwah. The BJP would have some say in the erstwhile Doda district, especially in Ramban district, Kishtwar district and few pockets in the Doda district, especially Bhadrwah tehsil, as also in Poonch proper, Rajouri Proper, Nowshera proper, Kalakot and Sunderbani. Not because the BJP is popular, but again because of certain local factors. The people of these areas of no love lost for the BJP in these areas. The truth is that the BJP, like other formations like the National Conference, and the Congress, is a compulsion. However there is one party i.e PDP which can give them tough fight
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