Jammu and Kashmir: NC to contest on 51 seats, Congress on 32 in Assembly polls
On August 22, the two parties announced a pre-poll alliance for the Assembly elections in the Union territory, the first since the abrogation of Article 370.
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The Congress and National Conference on Monday announced its seat-sharing arrangements for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported.
Of the total 90 constituencies, the National Conference will contest from 51 seats, said Congress chief in the Union territory Tariq Hameed Karra, adding that his party will be fielding candidates from 32 seats. “We have agreed to have a friendly but disciplined contest on five seats.”
He added: “Over and above these 88 seats, we have left one seat for Communist Party of India (Marxist) and one seat for Panthers Party...”
All the parties are constituents of the Opposition INDIA bloc at the national level.
Elections for the Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir will take place in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1. The counting of votes will take place on October 4.
On August 22, the two parties announced a pre-poll alliance for the Assembly elections in the Union territory, the first since the abrogation of Article 370.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2019. It also bifurcated the state into two Union territories: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
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