In Jammu, BJP gets its house in order, Congress fumbles its advantage

At the start of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly poll campaign, the BJP that had won 25 of the 37 seats in the Jammu province in 2014 looked on a shaky wicket. There was strong anti-incumbency against the party, over the rise in eviction drives, property tax and toll plazas under the Centre-run J&K administration, as well as deep disappointment that the promised benefits from the Article 370 abrogation, such as more jobs and investments, had not materialised.

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