Rekha Chowdhary has written in the Kashmir Times on Jamaat-e-Islami's decision to field independent candidates
Luv Puri has written in The Hindu of how the past is shaping the current elections.
Sameer Arshad Khatlani explains in The Pluralist why he believes the history of the National Conference may give the party the edge in the Valley.
And Bashaarat Masood, in the Indian Express, looks at the significance of Ghulam Nabi Azad's decision to neither contest nor campaign.