Srinagar, Oct 13: After the Congress opted out of the Rajya Sabha election race in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference (NC) on Monday announced its spokesperson, Imran Nabi Dar, as its fourth candidate, completing its list of nominees for the four Upper House seats.

With all four NC candidates filing their nomination papers on the last day for submission, the stage is now set for a direct contest between the NC and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

October 13 was the last date for filing nominations, while October 16 has been fixed as the deadline for withdrawal of candidature.

The polling for the four Rajya Sabha seats is scheduled to take place on October 24.

Earlier in the day, senior NC leaders Chowdhary Muhammad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, and Gurwinder Singh Oberoi (Sham

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