Split verdict of DDC polls in J&K fraught with deepening political crises By News Desk| Updated: 28th December 2020 2:58 pm IST Jammu: Villagers stand in a queue to cast their votes for the fourth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections, at Bain Bajalta on the outskirts in Jammu, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo) Arun Joshi The results of the first ever DDC elections were supposed to stir revolution in the politics of J&K – either It was going to be a decisive verdict reflecting assertion of its unique identity that it lost in August 2019 or a strong endorsement of the Indian nationalism on the landscape hitherto seen as resistant to it , particularly in the Kashmir Valley. Neither has happened . The verdict is split at the best , and it is all due to the fragmented thinking and the partisan silos in which the narratives have been slotted. That is a a clear sign of deep political crises in the making.