Despite Mehbooba Mufti s repeated commitment that her party continues to be a part of the INDIA block. Congress is supporting the NC candidate in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, where the PDP chief is locked in a triangular fight.
Instead of trying to evolve consensus between the two constituents of the INDIA bloc, Congress supported the National Conference in the ongoing electoral battle in Kashmir Valley.
All isn't smooth sailing for the INDIA bloc because subplots have emerged, not only in states where there are no seat-share deals - like Kerala and Bengal - but in states where there are.
Two days after the polling leaders of both BJP and Congress claimed that people have voted for their parties. Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani claimed that heavy polling indicated change.
Despite the finalization of his name for the prestigious Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Lok Sabha seat Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh will file his nomination papers on the last date to avoid an inauspicious period.