Will Engineer Rashid's party's alliance with Jamaat be the X-factor in J&K polls?
Jammu and Kashmir is set to vote in crucial assembly elections starting from September 18, marking the first election process since the abrogation of Article 370. The election is a major test for the valley’s political parties—the National Conference and the PDP—as well as for the two national parties, Congress and the BJP. A notable development is Engineer Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), which struck a deal with Jamaat-e-Islami, with both parties fielding candidates as independents. In the region's changed political atmosphere, will this alliance be the X-factor in the Kashmir Valley elections? This episode of Elections Unlocked explores.
