<p>National Conference has decided to join hands with Congress and pitch Ghulam Nabi Azad as a joint candidate for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha polls to be held next month in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The decision was arrived after a meeting between Congress President Sonia Gandhi dand National Conference working President Omar Abdullah here.<br /><br />After the half-an-hour long meeting, Omar tweeted that the two parties have "decided to combine forces to file a joint candidate for RS polls in J&K to snatch a seat from the unholy alliance."<br /><br />National Conference with 15 seats and Congress has 12 MLA in the 87-member house.<br />The tenure of the term of the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state will expire next month. <br /><br />The four members whose term is expiring are Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saif-ud-Din Soz (February 10) and National Conference (NC) leaders Ghulam Nabi Wani and Mohammad Shafi (February 15).<br /><br />According to a notification issued by the EC, the polls will be held on February 7 and counting of votes is scheduled for the same day.</p>
<p>National Conference has decided to join hands with Congress and pitch Ghulam Nabi Azad as a joint candidate for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha polls to be held next month in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The decision was arrived after a meeting between Congress President Sonia Gandhi dand National Conference working President Omar Abdullah here.<br /><br />After the half-an-hour long meeting, Omar tweeted that the two parties have "decided to combine forces to file a joint candidate for RS polls in J&K to snatch a seat from the unholy alliance."<br /><br />National Conference with 15 seats and Congress has 12 MLA in the 87-member house.<br />The tenure of the term of the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state will expire next month. <br /><br />The four members whose term is expiring are Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saif-ud-Din Soz (February 10) and National Conference (NC) leaders Ghulam Nabi Wani and Mohammad Shafi (February 15).<br /><br />According to a notification issued by the EC, the polls will be held on February 7 and counting of votes is scheduled for the same day.</p>