"We should rethink on boycott call. It has not served any purpose� there is a need to devise a new strategy," chairman Peoples Conference, Bilal Gani Lone said here.
The polls to state legislature are scheduled for next year, but hardline Hurriyat led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani last month called for a boycott of the elections.
Lone said the boycott strategy had "not yielded anything" and benefit of the boycott goes to the mainstream parties.
"Elections are for governance. They are no substitute to Azadi or the resolution of Kashmir issue. And when people participate in elections, that does not mean they are not with the sentiment. They just want their day-to-day issues resolved," he said.
Lone, son of the assassinated Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone, said he does not want to participate in the elections, but "feels" the boycott has not served any purpose and the separatist leadership should devise a new strategy.