Overview

• NC nominated Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan, Sajad Kichloo and Shammi Oberoi for three of the four Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha seats.
• Party general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said one seat has been kept open as negotiations continue with the Congress.
• NC leaders have not clarified whether the Congress would get a safe berth or be fielded in the more competitive contest.
• Reporting projects the NC-led bloc is positioned for three seats, with the BJP favored for the fourth unless seven independents alter the arithmetic.
• The Election Commission set nominations for October 13, scrutiny on October 14, withdrawals by October 16 and polling, if required, on October 24, as the BJP readies candidates and vows to contest all four.