File Photo: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi:
National Conference has decided to join hands with Congress and pitch Ghulam Nabi Azad as a joint candidate for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha polls to be held next month in Jammu and Kashmir.
The decision was arrived after a meeting between Congress President Sonia Gandhi and National Conference working President Omar Abdullah in New Delhi.
After the half-an-hour long meeting, Omar tweeted that the two parties have "decided to combine forces to file a joint candidate for RS polls in J&K to snatch a seat from the unholy alliance."
The tenure of the term of the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state will expire next month.
According to a notification issued by the EC, the polls will be held on February 7 and counting of votes is scheduled for the same day.
The decision was arrived after a meeting between Congress President Sonia Gandhi and National Conference working President Omar Abdullah in New Delhi.
After the half-an-hour long meeting, Omar tweeted that the two parties have "decided to combine forces to file a joint candidate for RS polls in J&K to snatch a seat from the unholy alliance."
The tenure of the term of the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state will expire next month.
According to a notification issued by the EC, the polls will be held on February 7 and counting of votes is scheduled for the same day.
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