SRINAGAR : The contest for four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir has turned into a direct face-off between the National Conference (NC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after the Congress on Sunday decided to stay out of the race, refusing the lone seat offered by its ally. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The NC, which heads the coalition government in the Union Territory, has fielded three candidates—Sajjad Kitchloo, Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzan, and Shammi Oberoi—for the upcoming elections scheduled on October 24. The party said it had reserved the fourth seat for its alliance partner, but the Congress has declined to contest, citing the seat’s “insecurity” against the BJP’s numbers.

Chief Spokesperson of the NC and legislator Tanvir Sadiq said the

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