Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Monday introduced its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As a part of the INDI alliance, each events will contest on three seats each. Congress candidates will contest from Udhampur, Jammu and Ladakh Lok Sabha seats and National Conference candidates will contest from Anantnag, Baramulla and Srinagar seats.
Congress, NC maintain joint presser
At a joint press convention in New Delhi, National Conference chief Omar Abdullah confirmed the alliance between the 2 events. “I want to formally announce that the National Conference and Congress will jointly contest the elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with three candidates for each of the two parties,” Abdullah mentioned, “The National Conference will support Congress candidates in Udhampur, Jammu and Ladakh seats. The INDIA bloc with contest the polls to help fulfil the aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh and truly represent them in Parliament,” he added.
The seat-sharing settlement was finalised after consultations between the Congress and NC leaders. Member of the Congress seat sharing committee Salman Khurshid was additionally current in the course of the joint press convention.
Is PDP nonetheless a part of I.N.D.I.A bloc?
Asked whether or not PDP was nonetheless part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Khurshid mentioned, “PDP is in our alliance. Seat adjustment is one a part of the alliance and an general alliance is a distinct challenge. Since Jammu and Kashmir is small in space, there’s not a lot scope for seat adjustment regardless of our greatest efforts.
Meanwhile, the PDP has additionally named candidates for 3 seats in Kashmir, fielding Mehbooba Mufti towards DPAP president Ghulam Nabi Azad in Anantnag. It needs to be famous right here that the elections for 543 Lok Sabha seats will likely be held in seven phases beginning on April 19. The counting of votes has been scheduled for June 4.
(With inputs from businesses)
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