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1983

  • January-May: Relations between Farooq and Delhi deteriorate. National Conference announces that it is fighting State election due that year, by contesting all 76 seats, leaving Congress (Indira group) no option but to follow suit. National Conference sweeps Valley in May elections, winning 46 seats, while Congress scores landslide in Jammu with 26 seats. Riots in Srinagar with several hundred injured.
  • October 5-6: Farooq Abdullah hosts conclave of Indian opposition parties in Srinagar.

 

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