In a significant development, the Congress and the National Conference (NC) have reached an agreement on seat-sharing for the upcoming Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections. The deal was finalised just hours before the deadline for filing nominations for the first phase.
Under the terms of the agreement, the National Conference will contest 51 of the 90 Assembly seats, while the Congress will field candidates in 32 constituencies. Additionally, the coalition has decided to allocate one seat each to the CPI(M) and the Panthers Party, further broadening the alliance’s base. The pact also includes a “friendly but disciplined contest” on five seats.
The announcement was made by J&K Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra, who emphasized the strategic importance of the alliance. He noted that the seat-sharing arrangement was the result of intensive negotiations, including last-minute discussions involving senior Congress leaders who were dispatched to Srinagar earlier in the day to finalize the deal.
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Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released a revised list of candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. This comes after the party withdrew its initial list of 44 candidates.
The revised list, released on Monday, includes 16 candidates representing both the Jammu and Kashmir regions.
Jammu and Kashmir will be voting in three phases on September 18, 25, and
October 1, marking the first time since the abrogation of Article 370. The
counting of votes is scheduled for October 4.
Here’s the full list of BJP candidates for Jammu and Kashmir:
First phase
Er. Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi from Pampore
Mohd. Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West
Arshid Bhat from Rajpora
Javed Ahmad Qadri from Shopian
Adv. Syed Wazahat from Anantnag
Sofi Yousuf from Srigufwara–Bijbehara
Veer Saraf from Shangus–Anantnag East
Tariq Keen from Inderwal
Shagun Parihar from Kishtwar
Sunil Sharma from Padder–Nagseni
Daleep Singh Parihar from Bhadarwah
Gajay Singh Rana from Doda
Shakti Raj Parihar from Doda West
Rakesh Thakur from Ramban
Salim Bhat from Banihal
Choudhary Roshan Hussain Gujjar from Kokernag
