Congress-NC Deliberations on Seat-Sharing for J&K Polls

Congress leaders will meet with National Conference leadership to resolve seat-sharing differences for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. The talks come after local party leaders faced issues in their arrangements. Both parties are hopeful for a resolution by the afternoon.

Congress leadership is scheduled to hold key talks with the National Conference on Monday to resolve seat-sharing disagreements for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal will convene with NC President Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah at their residence. Leaders from both parties have confirmed the meeting was necessitated due to some differences arising during local-level discussions on seat-sharing.

Nasir Aslam Wani, NC provincial president for Kashmir, mentioned that additional clarification is needed on some matters, which will be addressed in the meeting. He expressed optimism that a resolution will be reached by the afternoon.

(With inputs from agencies.)