49 Seats And Counting, Independents Emerge Key Players In J&K District Polls 49 Seats And Counting, Independents Emerge Key Players In J&K District Polls J&K DDC Election Result: Though BJP maintained its supremacy by emerging the single largest party with 74 seats and is leading in another, the defeat of its stalwarts SL Choudhary and another ex-minister Shakti Raj Parihar, who lost from 2 constituencies in Doda, has come as a shock for it. Independent candidate Bilal Ahmad flashes victory sign during counting of votes in J&K DDC polls Srinagar: Independent candidates have emerged as big winners in Jammu and Kashmir's maiden District Development Council polls, with 49 of them having been declared elected so far from 280 seats, putting them ahead of parties like the Congress and Mehbooba Mufti's PDP.