Jammu, Sep 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission’s decision to hold elections to four vacant Rajya Sabha seats from the Union Territory, but said it was a “delayed” one.

Biennial elections to fill the four seats, lying vacant since 2021, will be held on October 24, the Election Commission (EC) announced earlier in the day.

“Today, the Election Commission of India has announced elections to four Rajya Sabha seats that have remained vacant till now. It is the right decision, though a delayed one. We welcome it,” Congress chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma told PTI.

He pointed out that assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were held a year ago and the electoral college was in place, yet the UT remained unrepresented in the Rajya Sabha for over

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