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Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 10: After facing the worst-ever defeat in the just concluded Assembly elections, the Congress has been relegated from a junior partner in the incoming government to a relative non-entity as the National Conference achieved a majority with the support of four Independents,
Before getting the formal support letter from the Congress, the National Conference approached four Independents and achieved a majority in the Legislative Assembly.
The National Conference has won 42 seats in the 90-member assembly having a majority mark of 46.
With the support of four Independents the National Conference achieved the majority number of 46.
Congress rebel Satish Sharma, who won the election from the Chhamb assembly segment of Jammu district as an Independent candidate by defeating former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, has extended support to the National Conference in the formation of government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Dr. Rameshwar Singh, the Independent MLA from the Bani assembly segment of Kathua district, has also extended unconditional support to the National Conference.
Other two Independent MLAs who offered unconditional support to the National Conference are Choudhary Mohammad Akram of Surankote Poonch and Pyare Lal Sharma from Inderwal Kishtwar.
Both these leaders contested elections as rebels of the National Conference because their assembly seats were allotted to the Congress party as per seat agreement between both parties.
After getting the unconditional support of four Independents the National Conference does not require the support of Congress to secure a majority in the 90-member legislative assembly.
After the declaration of the result, the Congress was considered as a junior partner in the coalition government but with today’s development, the Grand-old Party has been relegated to a non-entity in the coalition.
The CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami is also likely to support the National Conference. |
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