While both NC and PDP can oppose the new J&K delimitation proposals and retain hold over their constituencies, for the Congress, it is a strange predicament.
According to ThePrint's analysis of the 6 proposed constituencies in Jammu region, 2 are Hindu-dominated, 1 is predominantly Muslim, and 3 have mixed demographic profile.
Delimitation commission, which includes five Lok Sabha MPs from Jammu & Kashmir, has also proposed nine seats for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and seven seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs).
After a meeting with 14 political leaders, Modi said the deliberations were an important step in the ongoing efforts towards a developed J&K where all-around growth is furthered.
PM Modi’s meeting with J&K political leaders Thursday has sparked speculation of elections in the UT, but for that, a delimitation exercise will have to be completed.
Delimitation Commission was formed last year in March to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and other states.
The PDP president said the Centre was 'railroading' delimitation in J&K with a 'tearing hurry', raising apprehensions about the motives of the exercise.
Associate members of the Delimitation Commission from BJP said geographical considerations for Jammu should be taken into account, as NC members skip meet.
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