JAMMU, Oct 20: The National Conference has fielded its District Development Council (DDC) member Shamim Begum from Nagrota assembly constituency, which is going to bypolls next month, after Congress decided not to contest from there to realize their ‘larger goal’ of defeating BJP despite being offered the seat by the ruling party.

Both coalition partners had fought last year’s assembly elections together but the alliance has been going through a rough patch ever since the National Conference (NC) refused a safe seat to the Congress for the Rajya Sabha elections.

Elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats in the Union Territory will be held on October 24.

Bypolls are scheduled for Nagrota and Budgam assembly segments on November 11.

A by-election was necessitated in Nagrota by the demise o

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