India, Oct. 28 -- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Monday leveled serious allegations against the ruling National Conference (NC), claiming that the party was engaged in a "secret deal" with the BJP over the allocation of the fourth Rajya Sabha seat.

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, as per news agency KNO, Lone pointed to recent remarks by NC patriarch Dr. Farooq Abdullah as evidence of ongoing negotiations between NC and the BJP. "If there wasn't a deal, then why did Farooq Sahib himself admit that there were parleys between his party and BJP regarding Rajya Sabha seats?" Lone questioned.

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