Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Chief Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that his party will contest alone in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, thus sending another setback to INDIA bloc.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar on seat sharing, the National Conference Chief said, "As far as seat sharing is concerned, NC will contest alone and there's no doubt about it."
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Farooq Abdullah is reported to have hinted that his Party may join NDA in near future.
Incidentally, several prominent leaders of the National Conference, including Kathua district president Sanjeev Khajuria had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Many supporters and district officeholders also made the switch from the National Conference to the BJP last month.
Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc suffered a huge setback earlier in January this year after Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) vowed to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls alone in West Bengal.
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Later in January, one of the key architects of the INDIA bloc, Janata Dal (Secular) chief Nitish Kumar pulled out of the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in Bihar and re-aligned with the BJP-led NDA.
Recently, the Rashtriya Lok Dal in UP also walked out of the alliance and parternered with the NDA. (with Agency inputs)
