Why is the BJP not fielding a candidate in Indian-administered Kashmir? | News from the 2024 elections in India


These are the first parliamentary elections since the Indian government revoked the region's semi-autonomy.

Voters go to the polls in Indian-administered Kashmir.

These are the first parliamentary elections since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government revoked the region's partial autonomy in 2019.

The prime minister says repealing Kashmir's special status has helped integrate it with the rest of the country.

It also says it has brought peace and development after decades of separatist violence.

Why then has Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not nominated any candidate to contest the three seats in the Muslim-majority region?

Presenter:

Laura Kyle

Guests:

Noor Ahmad Baba – retired professor of political science at Kashmir University

Sunil Sethi – BJP's chief spokesperson in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir

Radha Kumar – author and academic

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