Amid rumors that BJP and National Conference leaders have met to discuss post-poll scenario, J&K’s grand old party NC has ruled out an alliance with the saffron party in Jammu and Kashmir. The NC president Farooq Abdullah said the party would never forge an alliance with BJP to form the government in J&K. He said any party that aligns with BJP will vanish in J&K. Amid rumors that BJP and National Conference leaders have met to discuss post-poll scenario, J&K’s grand old party NC has ruled out an alliance with the saffron party in Jammu and Kashmir. The NC president Farooq Abdullah said the party would never forge an alliance with BJP to form the government in J&K. He said any party that aligns with BJP will vanish in J&K.

As political parties and contesting candidates in Jammu and Kashmir are eagerly looking forward to counting of votes for J&K Assembly on October 9, the small parties and independent candidates may come into focus if there is a fractured mandate. The NC-Congress alliance forged an alliance on 83 out of the total 90 Assembly seats in J&K. On the five seats, the two parties were involved in a friendly contest while the alliance left two seats – one each in Kashmir and Jammu to their allies – CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami and J&K National Panthers Party (JKNPPP) leader Harsh Dev Singh.

Amid rumors that BJP and National Conference leaders have met to discuss post-poll scenario, J&K’s grand old party NC has ruled out alliance with the saffron party in Jammu and Kashmir. The NC president Farooq Abdullah said the party would never forge an alliance with BJP to form the government in J&K. He said any party that aligns with BJP will vanish in J&K. 

Earlier, NC spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar dismissed speculation about NC and BJP forging post-poll alliance as baseless. “NC remains firmly aligned with INDIA Bloc and is not engaging in any outside negotiations,” he said.

 National Conference (NC) president and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah also stated that his party will not align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for Government formation, emphasizing that such a move would be akin to “imminent death.”
Speaking to media persons at his residence, Dr Abdullah remarked that the votes NC received during the recently held Assembly elections were cast against the BJP, and any alliance with them is out of the question.