Jammu, Dec. 23 -- The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) under the chairmanship of Farooq Abdullah is headed for a clear victory in Kashmir Valley while the BJP, with running an aggressive star studded election campaign in the region, is hoping to retain majority seats in its strong bastion across Jammu province to wield control over the newly elected District Development councils.

The PAGD had fought the entire election on the plank of restoring Statehood and the special status of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir.

According to the latest trends available on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu & Kashmir, out of 280 seats the election results of 226 seats were declared till late evening while counting w...