Election results demand introspection

The Kashmir election results have presented various surprises and some bitter facts too. The Kashmir valley has by and large voted for Mufti's PDP and the Jammu Hindu belt has voted for BJP bagging the first ever eleven seats for the assembly. The National Conference, the traditional stronghold of rural Kashmiri has been almost rejected this time in the valley. Though it has bagged a good number of seats here and there and has turned out the largest party still it has lost the tradtional base in the valley. This scenario in the state demands a significant thought for the policy makers and political experts. There has been a significant divide in the polity of the people of Jammu with a majority of Hindus and Kashmir with a almost cent percent Muslim population. This is the first time public verdict that gives a clear signal that Jammu and Kashmir are people with quite different thoughts and hence poses a very sensitive affair. National Conference is headed to form Govt with the active support of Congress and some stray members but what about PDP that has got the clear mandate from the people of Kashmir and BJP that represents a big area of Jammu with a Hindu population. These questions will be very difficult for the new govt to answer and would surely pose problems for the Centre time and again.