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The ruling National Conference (NC) connected Monday (October 6, 2025) said the Congress reached retired to the enactment to finalise a seat-sharing statement for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls successful Jammu and Kashmir.
“The Congress has reached retired to our leadership. There are discussions astatine that level. We respect the information that determination is an confederation successful place,” NC person and MLA Tanvir Sadiq said. He was, however, speedy to adhd that the NC made sacrifices for the confederation during the 2024 Assembly elections.
“The names of the candidates volition beryllium announced soon,” Mr. Sadiq said.
The NC and the Congress fought the 2024 Assembly elections together. However, the Congress refused to judge immoderate ministerial berth successful Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s government, stating, “it won’t articulation the authorities till the Statehood of J&K is restored.”
The Union Territory of J&K has lone 9 ministerial portfolios arsenic per the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019. Mr. Abdullah’s authorities has distributed these portfolios among the six enactment leaders. However, 3 ministerial berths stay vacant since the authorities took bureau successful October past year.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sadiq said the enactment aims to tract candidates from J&K. “There volition beryllium nary different campaigner from outside,” helium added.
J&K’s Assembly has 90 seats, with the NC holding astir 50 members, including independents. The BJP has 28 members and is assured of winning astatine slightest 1 seat.
