NC, Congress Going To Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Polls Jointly

The National Conference and the Congress party have announced their seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, with the National Conference set to contest 51 of the 90 available seats, while the Congress will field candidates in 32 constituencies. This announcement was made during a joint press conference on Monday evening, where J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra emphasized that the alliance would engage in a “friendly but disciplined contest” for five additional seats.

In addition to their allocations, the alliance has reserved one seat each for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Panthers Party. The elections are scheduled to take place in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with the counting of votes set for October 4.

This election marks a significant political event as it will be the first assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir since the revocation of the region’s special status in 2019.