Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India's stripping of region's autonomy wins most seats in election
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Supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference party shout slogans as they celebrate outside the vote counting centre on the day of the assembly election results, in Srinagar, Oct. 8, 2024. Election staff members count postal ballots as polling agents look on inside a vote counting center in Srinagar, Oct. 8, 2024. Indian security personnel stands guard near a vote counting centre for assembly election in Srinagar, Oct. 8, 2024. FILE - An Indian security personnel stands guard as voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the first phase of assembly elections in Pulwama, south of Srinagar on Sept. 18, 2024.
Kashmir's biggest political party opposed to India's stripping of the region's semi-autonomy won the most seats in a local election, official data showed Tuesday, in a vote seen as a referendum against the move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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