NDA, INDIA allies battle out in many J&K seats, face fewer ‘friendly fights’ in Haryana

The NDA allies RLD and RPI(A) person thrown their hats successful the ringing successful the Sonawari Assembly seat, wherever the BJP is successful the contention against the NC. “Party workers were enthusiastic astir contesting successful the 8 seats and hence we person fielded them. There is simply a batch of excitement among governmental parties arsenic elections are being held successful Jammu and Kashmir aft a agelong time,” RLD wide caput Trilok Tyagi said.

The INDIA bloc partners Congress and the National Conference (NC) are contesting successful an alliance, warring from 32 and 56 seats respectively portion having “friendly fights” successful immoderate seats. They person near 1 spot each for their smaller allies CPM (1) and J&K Panthers Party (1).

However, the Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), an INDIA bloc constituent, is warring solo successful 62 seats, taking connected some the NC and the Congress successful galore seats crossed J&K.

The Congress-NC confederation is besides facing a situation from 4 different INDIA partners. While the Samajwadi Party (SP) is successful the fray successful 20 seats, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are contesting 10 and 7 seats respectively wherever the Congress has fielded its nominees. The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) excessively has enactment up candidates successful 4 specified constituencies.

Interestingly, respective apical leaders of the determination parties person stayed distant from campaigning successful the seats wherever the Congress and the BJP are successful the fray.

“The Congress and NC would not person liked (SP chief) Akhilesh Yadav campaigning here. It would besides not service our interests during seat-sharing for the upcoming bypolls successful Uttar Pradesh,” an SP person said adjacent arsenic enactment spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary insisted that the enactment was contesting the J&K polls successful a bid to grow its footprint.

The “Friendly fight” seats betwixt the Congress and the NC see Baramulla and Nagrota. While the BJP has not fielded a campaigner successful Baramulla, the SP, JD(U) and RLD person nominated candidates here. The SP has besides thrown its chapeau successful the Nagrota seat.

Some seats successful J&K are witnessing triangular fights betwixt allies too. While the Congress, AAP and Shiv Sena (UBT) are successful the fray successful Banihal and Doda, the SP volition instrumentality connected the Congress and Sena (UBT) successful Udhampur West and Bishnah. The NC, Congress and Sena (UBT) volition combat it retired successful Bhadarwah.

The BJP and JD(U) volition fastener horns successful RS Pura and Anantnag West, portion the RLD and NCP volition combat it retired successful the Hazratbal seat.

In contrast, successful the Haryana polls the allies person shown small involvement successful going against each other. Both the incumbent BJP and the main Opposition Congress are contesting 89 of the 90 seats successful Haryana. While the Congress has fixed 1 spot – Bhiwani – to the CPI(M), the BJP has not announced immoderate pre-poll alliance.

After its seat-sharing negotiations with the Congress fell apart, the AAP has fielded candidates successful 89 seats successful Haryana.

However, the SP has not enactment up its nominees successful the state. Rajendra Chaudhary dismissed speculation astir Akhilesh’s lack from campaigning successful the Yadav-dominated constituencies of Haryana. He, however, said that the party’s section portion is campaigning for the Congress candidates successful assorted constituencies.