THE District Development Council (DDC) elections, held in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) from November 28 to December 19 were unprecedented in many ways. They were the first such elections after the state was made a Union Territory, people overwhelmingly participated, and a whole lot of political parties fought the elections jointly.
The DDCs replace the District Planning and Development Boards in all districts of J&K. These councils with directly elected members will now prepare and approve district plans and capital expenditure.
Most mainstream political parties in J&K are of the view that these elections. . .
