Kashmir's ruling party misses majority in polls

Kashmir’s ruling party failed to win enough seats to form a majority government, and may end up in opposition if it cannot form an alliance, almost complete election results showed today.

With nearly all of the ballots counted from the month-long election for the Jammu-Kashmir state assembly, the National Conference, which has dominated the state since independence in 1947, fell far short of the 44 seats it needed to hold a majority in the 87-seat legislature.