Boycott of the urban local body elections by the National Conference (NC) and PDP came as a blessing in disguise for the BJP; the party has won 97 wards in the Kashmir valley
Mir said not contesting the elections would have kept the field wide open for the BJP to capture without any contest.
Top separatists Syed Alishah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have reiterated their poll boycott diktat; CPI(M) latest party to announce decision to stay away from the elections
