Congress will not ally with PDP "now or in the future": Ghulam Nabi Azad



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Sunday's Congress ruled out any alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir for "now or in the future", denying reports in a section of the media about a possible rapprochement between the two sides.

To comment on this information, opposition leader Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad told PTI that "there was no question of alliance with the PDP, which has lost power after the BJP withdrew support for the coalition government.

"There is no doubt, for the time being or in the future, forging an alliance with the PDP," Azad said here.

He denied having met a PDP leader.

The political circles of the Kashmir Valley after the arrival of the former chief minister, Mehbada Mufti, Friday night

The PDP has 28 seats and the Congress counts 12 in the 39th. State Assembly of 87 members. A simple majority of 44 seats is needed to form the government and some members of the PDP have tried to seek the support of the CPI (M) and independent members.

However, the statement of Azad should scuttle their efforts to form a new party.

Azad convened tomorrow a meeting on Kashmir to discuss the state's future congressional strategy, which will be followed by a two-day conclave in Srinagar involving party leaders from all over the world. three countries. regions – Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir

The BJP had withdrawn from the alliance government last month, forcing Mehbada Mufti to step down as chief minister.

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