Jammu Kashmir Elections 2024: Farooq Abdullah to fight with Congress in assembly elections, for whom and how many seats? – jammu and kashmir assembly elections 2024 farooq abdullah announces national conference and congress-brk alliance

Srinagar: The National Conference and Congress will jointly contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. This was announced by National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah after meeting Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar. Farooq Abdullah said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are with him. Abdullah said that the full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir must be restored. We will work for this. Asked if there was any place for the PDP in the alliance, Farooq Abdullah said that their aim was to defeat the communal forces present in the country. He said that the doors are not closed for anyone. Farooq Abdullah laughed and avoided the question of contesting his own elections. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday on a two-day visit. He was also accompanied by National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Voting will take place in three phases
After 10 years, elections are being held in Jammu and Kashmir. Voting will be held in three phases for 90 assembly seats in the state. The election results will be declared on October 4. The National Conference and Congress had also contested the Lok Sabha elections together. The National Conference had fielded candidates for three seats while the Congress had won two seats. The Congress could not win a single seat in the Lok Sabha elections. The National Conference won two seats. Two seats went to the BJP and one seat to an independent. The Congress has claimed 12 seats in the Kashmir Valley. The Congress has offered the same number of seats to the National Conference in the Jammu division. In the assembly elections, the National Conference and Congress were leading with 36 seats and the Congress with seven seats. This can be used as a basis for seat sharing. The first phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir will take place on September 18. Voting for the second and third phases will then be held on September 25 and October 1.