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Ex-MLA Nizamuddin Bhat says he is talking to Congress to secure their mandate

According to sources, Bhat has taken nomination form from ARO today.
12:16 PM Sep 11, 2024 IST | OWAIS FAROOQI
ex mla nizamuddin bhat says he is talking to congress to secure their mandate
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Bandipora, Sep 11:  Senior leader and former MLA Nizamuddin Bhat who has been campaigning as an independent candidate for Bandipora Assembly constituency from north Kashmir said he is talks with the Congress party.

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"I don't know if [congress] will give me a mandate, but I am in talks with them," Bhat said on Wednesday.

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Notably, Bhat who was a senior leader in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) parted ways in 2021 to join the Peoples Conference (PC) and resigned from the party in June following the parliamentary elections.

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He recently told Greater Kashmir that he has been calling himself a "Independent candidate" up until now, and that if Congress does not give him a mandate, this will be his first contest as an independent candidate.

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When asked if congress workers would support him if he was given the party ticket, Bhat responded, "Once there is a clear offer, things will follow."

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According to sources, Bhat has taken nomination form from ARO today. The last date to fill forms for third phase is tomorrow, 12 September till 3:00 PM.

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