Jammu, July 15 -- A dramatic political development in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, where the National Conference (NC) joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to help its Chairman retain office, is likely to further strain relations between the ruling NC and its coalition partner, the Congress.
The development comes at a time when differences between the two pre-poll allies in Jammu and Kashmir have already been widening since the formation of the Omar Abdullah-led government. The Congress has also remained non-committal over its participation in the National Conference's proposed "Hamari Riyasat, Hamara Haq" protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 20, aimed at pressing for the restoration...