Lok Sabha polls: NC to contest all six seats in Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The National Conference Monday decided to contest all six

Lok Sabha

seats in the state, but has left a slim possibility of an alliance with the Congress "based on the national scenario".



The National Conference and the Congress have been in talks for the past few days for a pre-poll alliance.

The Parliamentary board of the National Conference met here this evening after which a decision to contest all the six Lok Sabha seats was taken, the party said.

Seemingly, the talks could not move as there were differences over seat-sharing, sources said.

But, in what could be seen as a possible opportunity for a tie-up, NC sources said the party's Parliamentary Board left the final decision on party's patron

Farooq Abdullah

. "based on the national scenario".

Meanwhile, an NC spokesman said Abdullah will seek reelection from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat while former Jammu and Kashmir speaker Mohammad

Akbar

Lone will be the party's candidate from the

Baramulla

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