Congress' Shabir Ahmed Khan urges strengthening alliance for J-K's future

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 5 : Congress leader Shabir Ahmed Khan emphasised the importance of the alliance between Congress and the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC).
"I want to urge the people of the valley to strengthen the alliance formed by Congress and JKNC. Our alliance will solve all problems of the people of J-K. The people of India announced their decision in the parliamentary elections by not giving a majority to the BJP," Khan said.
Congress and the National Conference are fighting the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir together. According to a seat-sharing agreement, the National Conference (NC) will contest 51 of the 90 seats, and the Congress will contest 32.
The two parties will also contest five seats against each other. One seat each has been allocated for CPI (M) and Panthers Party. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has also extended its support to the Congress and National Conference alliance in the J-K polls.
The voting in the Union Territory is scheduled to be held in three phases: September 18, 25 and October 1.
Jammu and Kashmir has 90 assembly constituencies, with 7 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 9 for Scheduled Tribes (STs). The counting of votes will be on October 8. It is the first assembly poll since the abrogation of Article 370.