Rajya Sabha polls: Will try to give proper representation to all regions, says NC

The party, however, is likely to field its party president Farooq Abdullah on one of the four seats and its not clear whether the party would leave one Rajya Saba seat to its ally Congress, which has six members in the assembly and is third largest party after NC and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 90 member house

With polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir to be held next month, National Congress (NC) leaders say that party will try to give proper representation to all regions.

BJP could also field couple of senior leaders in the polls which will be held on October 24. (File)

The party, however, is likely to field its party president Farooq Abdullah on one of the four seats and its not clear whether the party would leave one Rajya Saba seat to its ally Congress, which has six members in the assembly and is third largest party after NC and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 90 member house.

If all goes according to plan, NC and its allies could win three seats comfortably as they, along with allies.

BJP could also field couple of senior leaders in the polls which will be held on October 24. Congress which is coalition partner of NC has also dropped hints that party should get one Rajya Sabha seat.

“NC and Congress had an alliance in the assembly polls and also both parties are part of the INDI Alliance. So its obvious that on one of the four seats, Congress will be asked to field its candidate,” said a senior Congress leader. He, however said that since the Election Commission of India announced dates on Wednesday so its premature to say what will be the strategy of the ruling NC and the Congress. “This will get clear within a weeks time.”

In the last Lok Sabha polls, of the five Parliament seats of J&K, NC won two seats, while BJP also bagged two seats and Baramulla Lok Sabha seat was won by Independent candidate Engineer Rashid, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.

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