Final call on RS polls will be taken by party high command: Tariq Karra

Srinagar, Sep 25: President of the Jammu & Kashmir unit of the Congress, Tariq Hamid Karra on Thursday said that the party’s high command will make the final decision regarding its strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for October 24.

Karra said, “The matter will be discussed with the party leadership, and they will examine all aspects before taking a final call.”

He refused to comment further on the matter.

In the Rajya Sabha polls, the NC-Congress alliance is poised to comfortably win three out of the four seats. It is widely believed that the Congress, which has six MLAs in J&K, could seek one of the three “safe” seats.

Sources disclosed that the party may field Ghulam Ahmad Mir, MLA from Dooru, who has already been playing a role at the national level.

Mir, who was appointed as the party’s general secretary in charge of Jharkhand in December 2023, is currently serving as general secretary in charge of West Bengal. Under his leadership, the party performed well in both the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand, winning 16 and two seats respectively.

The party may also consider fielding a senior leader from the Jammu mainland, which was once its stronghold but failed to secure even a single assembly or Lok Sabha seat since 2014—(KNO)