The National Conference (NC) today said the party will contest all the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Kashmir on its own, even as talks were on with the Congress to decide on the three seats of Jammu region and Ladakh UT.
The NC’s announcement came after a meeting of its Parliamentary Committee at the party headquarters here today which was chaired by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah.
“The National Conference will contest these three seats from the valley on its own,” NC’s provincial president for Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani, told reporters after the meeting.
The party, however, said that discussions were on with the Congress for seat-sharing on two seats in Jammu and one in Ladakh.
“For the remaining three seats, including Ladakh, talks with the Congress are on,” Wani said.
The announcement put to rest the speculations that India bloc partners, including Mehbooba Mufti-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP), would enter into a seat-sharing arrangement in Jammu and Kashmir with the PDP contesting from Anantnag-Rajouri seat and the Congress fielding its candidates from two seats in Jammu region and one in Ladakh.
The NC’s announcement effectively left the PDP out of the alliance in the Union territory.
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