Overview

• JKPCC president Tariq Hamid Karra said he will brief the core committee on deliberations between the Congress high command and the National Conference and seek its opinion on the next steps.
• Top leaders from the Kashmir and Jammu regions are meeting at the party headquarters in Srinagar, with Karra chairing the session.
• The National Conference has named candidates for three of Jammu and Kashmir’s four Rajya Sabha seats and left one seat open as talks with Congress continue.
• Kashmir News Observer reported the NC offered Congress a 'risky' seat while Congress prefers a safer option, and unnamed sources suggested Congress could decline to contest the fourth seat.
• Reports citing vote arithmetic say the BJP holds an edge on the fourth seat, with 28 votes to 24 for the alliance’s second-preference tally, as the October 24 election approaches.