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BJP Names 3 Candidates For Polls To 4 Rajya Sabha Seats In J-K

The National Conference-Congress combine has an edge in three seats, while the BJP has one, going by their strength in the assembly.

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday named three candidates, including its Jammu and Kashmir unit president Sat Pal Sharma, for the elections to four Rajya Sabha seats in the Union Territory scheduled for October 24.

Two other candidates are Ghulam Mohammed Mir and Rakesh Mahajan. The Election Commission has issued three separate notifications for the elections to four seats. The National Conference-Congress combine has an edge in three seats, while the BJP has one, going by their strength in the assembly.

The BJP's decision to force a contest will spice up the polling,

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