Indian-administered Kashmir holds first local election after losing autonomy
Five years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood, the northern Indian region voted Wednesday in its first local election in a decade. The disputed Kashmir Valley has experienced profound changes since the last state elections were held in 2014, including inherited protections on land ownership and jobs.
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
Five years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood, the northern Indian region voted Wednesday in its first local election in a decade. The disputed Kashmir Valley has experienced profound changes since the last state elections were held in 2014, including inherited protections on land ownership and jobs.
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