NC will go solo in LS polls: Farooq; Omar later clarifies remark
Hindustan Times|February 16, 2024
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said his party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on its own, even as his son and party vice president Omar Abdullah later said they will continue to be a part of the 27-party Opposition bloc, which is facing desertions and tough seat-sharing negotiations among its allies.
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NC will go solo in LS polls: Farooq; Omar later clarifies remark

Addressing a press conference, Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Farooq said the general and assembly elections might be held together in Jammu & Kashmir. "As far as seat sharing is concerned, I want to make it clear that the National Conference will contest elections on its own. There are no two views about it," he said.

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