Challenges ahead

While the preparations have been started to conduct the parliamentary elections in the country, the political activities have taken its speed in Jammu and Kashmir as well. However, the bonhomie forged at the national level—INDIA Bloc is in a fix as some of the statements being made by the leaders in the Union Territory are indeed against its motive and objective. While there has been no discussion on seat sharing or other related things, some statements that are coming to the fore are clearly indicating that the leaders from Kashmir are not going to enter into a pre-poll bonhomie. One of the major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are still indecisive whether they are going to support the INDIA bloc or fight independently as the statements from the party head and his deputy has not cleared the image yet, but kept the people wondering about the next step as one openly claimed to go solo and another kept doors open for the INDIA alliance. Since the polls are nearer, the coming months will be crucial to see the fate of INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir and rest of the states as well. The challenges ahead will clear the image and the efforts made at the national level will also get exposed. Since many leaders believe that the INDIA bloc has already ended, it would be interesting to see whether the alliance would still bring the opposition leaders in one stage or they will go solo like always.