PDP and NC to contest separately in Kashmir for first time, trading blame over seat sharing disagreement
Srinagar, April 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir's two key opposition parties, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC), have decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Kashmir independently after failing to reach an agreement over seat sharing. Both parties, who were allies in the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), have accused each other of going back on their commitments. Mehbooba Mufti's PDP has announced that it will field candidates on all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir valley, saying the NC left them no choice. NC vice-president Omar Abdullah hit back, claiming the PDP was not sticking to the understanding reached for the 2020 District Development Council elections, where candidates...
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