Elections declared in Jammu and Kashmir

Elections have been announced for J&K assembly. Those will be carried out in four phases spanning Nov and Dec 2008. Higher altitued locations will have polls first.

There had been considerable debate among political outfits for favouring the polls and oppsoing. There were differences of opinions even within the Election Commission. EC has taken note of all these differences and has come out with a common formula.

One of the most intresting aspects of this exercise is the frank admission by the EC that differences exist and that EC is taking a kind of 'risk' in going ahead with schedule. It hopes that by the election time there will be more consencus and political parties will be able to invite more support from people towards particiatopn