The Congress and the Nationwide Convention have finalized the seat-sharing deal after the preliminary hurdle and as anticipated, it has agreed to play second fiddle in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain the BJP out of energy. There are a complete of 90 meeting seats within the UT out of which, 43 are in Jammu and 47 in Kashmir. The bulk mark is 46.
Talking in regards to the seat sharing between Congress and the Nationwide Convention, the state Congress chief, Tariq Hameed Karra stated that the NC would contest on 51 seats whereas the Congress on 32 seats. The each events have agreed to have a pleasant contest on 5 seats. “Over and above these 88 seats, now we have left 1 seat for CPI (M) and 1 seat for Panthers Celebration,” stated Karra. This implies, the Congress might be contesting on 37 (32+5) seats and the NC on 56 (51+5) seats.
Reacting to the seat-sharing deal, Nationwide Convention president Farooq Abdullah stated, “It’s a matter of nice happiness that we began this marketing campaign that each of us will battle collectively in opposition to these forces who’re attempting to divide folks right here. The entire nation and INDIA alliance was shaped in order that we will battle these forces who wish to communalize, divide and break the nation. As we speak now we have accomplished the negotiations and have coordinated in an excellent cordial ambiance.”
Congress chief KC Venugopal stated that the BJP is attempting to destroy the soul of Jammu and Kashmir. “INDIA bloc’s most important goal is to avoid wasting the soul of Jammu and Kashmir. That’s the reason Congress and Nationwide Convention are coming collectively to make a authorities in Jammu & Kashmir which is completely pleasant with the folks of J&Ok. We’ve had a dialogue in accordance and we entered right into a formulation.”
Tuesday marks the ultimate day for submitting nominations for the primary section of the Meeting Elections. Whereas the Nationwide Convention (NC) has already submitted nominations for 2 candidates in D. H. Pora and Doda, the remaining seats are nonetheless up for grabs. The Jammu and Kashmir elections might be performed in three phases, beginning on September 18. Within the first section, 24 seats might be contested—17 in Kashmir and seven within the Chenab Valley of Jammu. The vote counting is scheduled for October 4.
