Srinagar, Oct. 14 -- Four candidates of ruling National Conference and three of opposition Bharatiya Janata Party filed nomination papers for the four Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha seats on Monday. From NC, former ministers Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo and Gurwinder Singh, and party spokesman Imran Nabi Dar filed nominations. Meanwhile, from the BJP, party J&K president Sat Sharma, Ali Mohammad Mir, and Rakesh Mahajan filed their nominations. Earlier, the NC had named three candidates and had reserved the fourth seat for discussion with Congress. However, after Congress refusal of contesting from an "unsafe" fourth seat, the party fielded the candidate--party spokesperson--Imran Nabi Dar-- on fourth seat also. "We had kept one seat for Congress and they have decided not to field their candidate. We had felt that the best chance of winning the 4th seat was with Congress but they felt otherwise, so be it. We will field four candidates and this election will be a true test of who is with the BJP and who is against the BJP," J&k CM Omar Abdullah said. Going by the numbers, it looks like direct contest between NC and BJP. NC can likely win at least three seats and could give hard competition to the BJP on fourth seat if Independent candidates, Congress and the PDP supports their candidate. However, BJP, strong on one seat, can benefit in case cross-voting takes place in the favour of its candidates. In the 88 members House, NC has around 46 seats, including Independent candidates, who joined the party, BJP has 28, Congress has six, PDP has three, AIP, AAP and the PC has one seat each besides one independent from Shopian. In the run-up to the November 11 assembly byelections for two vacant seats in Jammu and Kashmir, the nomination process for Budgam and Nagrota began on Monday. The ECI said candidates can file their nomination papers until October 20. The scrutiny of nominations would take place on October 22, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is October 24. Voting is scheduled for November 11....