Srinagar, Oct 22: The autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, scheduled to begin on Thursday, is expected to be contentious, with issues like statehood, reservation policy, and regularisation of thousands of daily wage workers set to dominate proceedings. The nine-day session will commence with the House paying tribute to former legislators of Jammu and Kashmir who recently passed away.

On Friday, the Assembly will elect four Rajya Sabha members. While three candidates from the ruling National Conference (NC) are expected to sail through, the fourth seat is likely to witness a tight contest between BJP veteran Sat Pal Sharma and young NC spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar. Dar will require support not only from his party but also from opposition parties including PDP, Awami Ittehad Par

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