Jammu, Oct 06: Jammu and Kashmir Congress Chief Tariq Hamid Karra said that the NC-Congress alliance will get a “comfortable majority” in the assembly elections and added that the doors are open for like-minded parties and individuals to keep the BJP out of power.
Karra said that the final results for the Congress-National Conference coalition would be much better than the numbers projected in the exit polls & the Congress-NC coalition will get a comfortable majority to form the government.
On the possible nomination of five MLAs by the Lieutenant Governor who could also play a role in government formation, Karra said that would amount to “rigging the poll results”, contrary to the basic concept of democracy and defeating the mandate of the people.
He added that Congress shall oppose it tooth and nail and shall not allow BJP to succeed in its designs, although it shall be no way near the claim for formation of government.
On urban local bodies and panchayat elections, the J&K Congress president said it should be among the the new government’s governments, and added that the final decision on it should be left to the elected government. A Congress spokesperson said the meeting by the party’s candidates was convened to discuss the campaigning process, the role of administration and prospects of the party and the coalition as well as the strategy ahead. The candidates briefed Karra that the police and administration favoured the BJP and the alleged the administration failed at most places in taking action against the electoral malpractices by ruling party candidates, the spokesperson said. The inaction and non-cooperation by the police and administration was viewed with great concern, he said
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