By Admin 
Today i.e. before the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on 24th October, the stir in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir has intensified. Congress has announced support to the candidates of National Conference (NC). With this decision, NC has got an initial lead and at the same time the equation is creating new difficulties for BJP.
Awami Ittehad Party also announced support
The path seems to be getting easier for the National Conference in the Rajya Sabha elections. After Congress, now Awami Ittehad Party has also announced its support to NC. Awami Ittehad Party MLA Sheikh Khurshid said that “this vote is a compulsion to keep BJP away”. After his statement, BJP’s chances of winning the fourth seat seem to be almost over.
Big change in attitude of Sajjad Loan
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy CM Surendra Chaudhary has claimed that Sajjad Lone will also vote for the NC candidate. He said that the decision Sajjad had taken earlier to abstain from voting has now been changed. This change further strengthens the atmosphere in favor of the National Conference, because earlier it was believed that Lone’s neutrality could give indirect benefit to BJP.
National Conference has clear lead in statistics
As per the current equation, the ruling National Conference alliance now has the support of a total of 59 MLAs. On the other hand, BJP has only 28 MLAs. National Conference already had the support of 6 Congress, 3 PDP, 1 CPM and 6 independent MLAs. Now with the support of Sheikh Khurshid and Sajjad Lone of Awami Ittehad Party, this number has become decisive. Due to this, the victory of National Conference on Rajya Sabha seats is considered almost certain.