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Polls to the 90-member J-K assembly will be held in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1. The results will be announced on October 4. (Photo: ANI)
Out of 90 assembly seats, National Conference will contest 51 seats while Congress will field its candidates in 32 constituencies and agreed for friendly contest on five seats
National Conference and Congress on Monday announced an alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Out of 90 assembly seats, National Conference will contest 51 seats while Congress will field its candidates in 32 constituencies and agreed for friendly contest on five seats.
The parties left one seat each for CPI(M) and Panthers Party.
Fight Against Those Trying To Divide People: Farooq Abdullah
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said that both parties have come together to fight those forces who are trying to divide people in J&K.
“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 cordial atmosphere. Congress and the National Conference will fight the elections together…,” the former CM said.
BJP Trying To Destroy J&K’s Soul: Congress
Congress leader KC Venugopal alleged that the BJP is trying to destroy the soul of Jammu and Kashmir.
“INDIA alliance’s main objective is to save the soul of Jammu and Kashmir so that is why Congress and National Conference is coming together to make a government in Jammu & Kashmir which is totally friendly with the people of J&K. We have done a discussion in accordance and we entered into a formula which our leaders will share now. We will fight together, we will win J&K. We will form the government in Jammu and Kashmir…,” the Lok Sabha MP said.
Polls to the 90-member J-K assembly will be held in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1. The results will be announced on October 4.
As of now, 14 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the first phase of elections. August 27 is the last date for filing nominations for the first phase.
The process of filing nominations for the second and third phases will begin on August 29 and September 5, respectively.
In the last assembly elections held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014, when it was a full-fledged state, the BJP had won 25 seats.
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