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The J&K People’s Conference, which once held a staunchly secessionist position and whose founder Abdul Ghani Lone co-founded the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, has now become as mainstream a party in the valley as there ever was.

The investment support of Rs 8,000 per acre for agriculture to farmer under Rythu Bandhu would be increased to Rs 10,000 per acre and up to Rs one lakh farm loan would be waived.

Abdullah described the reported directions of Governor SP Malik-led state administrative council (SAC) in this regard as "an attempt to distort the demography of the state" and "detrimental to J&K's special status".

The Dalit leader alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government was taking action against innocent Dalits and false cases had been registered against members of the community during a Bharat Bandh on April 2

The BJP hit back immediately, with the party's spokesperson Amit Malvia, who said that the comment proved that all personal attacks on the PM were sanctioned by the Congress president.

The BJP, which has led frenzied protests over the entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala, failed to make political dividends as expected and got only two seats.

He sought a survey to establish social and economic backwardness of Patidars, on the lines of a survey ordered by the BJP-led Maharashtra government for the Maratha community.

The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party seem to have worked out a formula for an alliance in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, throwing a formidable challenge to the BJP.

The Congress has been accusing the Modi government of indulging in crony capitalism from time to time, a charge which has been vehemently denied by the saffron party.

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The state of Telangana is also a litmus test to the grand alliance. A victory here would indicate a strong message at the national level, say analysts.

When asked about the decision of the Congress to field a Muslim candidate in Tonk, the Congress leader said elections should be fought over issues such as drinking water, roads and industries, and not religion.

The Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust (KOHRT) has alleged that the current political climate was promoting religious intolerance and affecting the Christians.

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The parties may seem to be going for an overkill, when one considers the fact that there are just three assembly constituencies in Jhabua - the town itself, Thandla and Petlawad.

Faring last on every quantifiable social parameter in the country, MP’s Alirajpur sees a different style of campaigning.