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Congress candidates announced for two seats of Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: Congress has finalized the names of candidates for two Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir and the only parliamentary seat in Ladakh. The party is going to field former BJP minister Lal Singh, who joined Congress a few days ago, and Jammu and Kashmir Congress working president Raman Bhalla from Udhampur and Jammu Lok Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir, while former MLA Rigzin Jora is the candidate from Ladakh seat. Will be.

A senior Congress leader told this newspaper that the party has finalized candidates for three Lok Sabha seats – two in Jammu and Kashmir and the lone parliamentary seat in Ladakh.

He said that former BJP minister Lal Singh, who joined Congress in New Delhi a few days ago, will be the party’s candidate from Udhampur Lok Sabha seat.
Lal Singh’s joining Congress has given a boost to Congress because Lal Singh has got support base in the area. After the removal of Article 370, he is very critical of BJP.

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