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Karnataka local body election 2020: 3,019 gram panchayats go to polls in first phase
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Mallika Soni
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 08:58 AM IST
The polls will witness a triangular contest among the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S). The local body elections act as indicators of the grassroots level reach of the parties and therefore performing well in these polls is crucial for the parties.

J&K govt seeks adjournment of Article 35A hearings in Supreme Court citing local body polls
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON AUG 29, 2018 09:35 PM IST
The Supreme Court is hearing a bunch of petitions seeking quashing of Article 35A, which confers special status to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir.