SRINAGAR: Congress is preparing to stake a claim for one of the four Rajya Sabha seats up for election in Jammu and Kashmir on October 24, with senior leader Digvijay Singh tasked to negotiate with coalition partner National Conference (NC), party sources said on Thursday. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Party leaders in New Delhi said that Singh, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, will formally raise the demand with the NC leadership. “He is expected to hold discussions with NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah or Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the coming days,” a senior Congress functionary said.

Singh, entrusted by the Congress high command in April to oversee alliance matters in Jammu and Kashmir, has been coordinating with Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) c

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