India, Oct. 13 -- Top leaders from the Congress and National Conference, including Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Syed Nasir Hussain, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, were involved in high-level discussions over seat-sharing for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, multiple sources and several leaders claimed.

However, the talks ended in a deadlock, with the Congress party refusing to contest the 'risky' seat offered by the National Conference.

The news agency has learnt that senior leadership from both parties were engaged in behind-the-scenes negotiations regarding the seat-sharing arrangement. Congress had requested a safe seat, but the National Conference declined, offering a "risky" seat...