Both the regional political parties, the National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are struggling hard for their political survival having confined themselves to Kashmir only, which prove beyond any doubt that they are, infact, have now turned out to be sub-regional political parties instead of being regional ones.
This was stated by BJP State Spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan, while asking the vocal leaders of these parties to explain as to why they have not fielded any candidate of their own in Jammu-Poonch, Udhampur-Doda-Kathua and Ladakh Parliamentary Constituencies in the ongoing elections.
Balbir Ram Rattan said that gone are the days when NC and PDP used to claim themselves as regional parties, representing all the three regions of the state-Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir but their non-willingness of contesting elections from Jammu and Ladakh regions and going to polls for three seats of Kashmir only clearly indicate that both of them have lost ground outside Valley and that their only hope of political survival lies in Kashmir.