NEW DELHI: The Congress party and National Conference on Monday reached an agreement for the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
Out of 90 assembly seats, National Conference will contest on 51 seats while, Congress will field its candidate on 32 seats. The remaining 5 seats will see a friendly fight between the ally partners.
Speaking to the media, state Congress chief, Tariq Hameed Karra said, “National Conference will contest on 51 seats, Congress on 32 and we have agreed to have a friendly but disciplined contest on 5 seats.Over and above these 88 seats, we have left 1 seat for CPI (M) and 1 seat for Panthers Party.”
Also present in the media briefing, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said,” It is a matter of great happiness that we started this campaign that both of us will fight together against those forces who are trying to divide people here.”
“The whole country and INDIA alliance was formed so that we can fight those forces who want to communalize, divide and break the country. Today we have completed the negotiations and have done coordination in a very good codial atmosphere. Congress and the National Conference will fight the elections together,” he added.
The assembly elections in J&K are set to take place in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. Candidates have until August 27 to file their nomination papers for the first phase. The vote counting will be conducted on October 4.
The Congress party has joined forces with Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference for the assembly elections, and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP has pledged its support to the alliance. The BJP, on the other hand, has chosen to contest the elections independently. In the previous assembly elections held in 2014, the BJP managed to secure 25 seats.
Out of 90 assembly seats, National Conference will contest on 51 seats while, Congress will field its candidate on 32 seats. The remaining 5 seats will see a friendly fight between the ally partners.
Speaking to the media, state Congress chief, Tariq Hameed Karra said, “National Conference will contest on 51 seats, Congress on 32 and we have agreed to have a friendly but disciplined contest on 5 seats.Over and above these 88 seats, we have left 1 seat for CPI (M) and 1 seat for Panthers Party.”
Also present in the media briefing, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said,” It is a matter of great happiness that we started this campaign that both of us will fight together against those forces who are trying to divide people here.”
“The whole country and INDIA alliance was formed so that we can fight those forces who want to communalize, divide and break the country. Today we have completed the negotiations and have done coordination in a very good codial atmosphere. Congress and the National Conference will fight the elections together,” he added.
The assembly elections in J&K are set to take place in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. Candidates have until August 27 to file their nomination papers for the first phase. The vote counting will be conducted on October 4.
The Congress party has joined forces with Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference for the assembly elections, and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP has pledged its support to the alliance. The BJP, on the other hand, has chosen to contest the elections independently. In the previous assembly elections held in 2014, the BJP managed to secure 25 seats.