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The state in which the National Conference is a major party is _________.
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Haryana

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Hint: In India, there are national parties that contest elections in not only one state but a majority of the states in India. On the other hand, there are state parties that are dominant in their particular state like the National Conference.

Complete answer: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference is commonly known as JKNC. It is a provincial ideological group in the Indian territories of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh. Established as the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference by Sheik Abdullah and Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas in 1932 in Jammu and Kashmir, the association renamed itself to "National Conference" in 1939 to speak to all the individuals of the state. It upheld the increase of the regal state to India in 1947. Preceding that, in 1941, a gathering drove by Ghulam Abbas severed from the National Conference and restored the old Muslim Conference. The restored Muslim Conference then upheld the promotion of the princely state to Pakistan and drove the development for Azad Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), is a territorial ideological group in the state of J&K, northwestern India. In October 1932 the All Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, the archetype of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference was established at Srinagar by Sheik Muhammad Abdullah.

Note: Since 1947, the National Conference or the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference was in force in Jammu and Kashmir in some regions till 2002, and again between 2009–2015.