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Srinagar, Oct 24 (KNS): Reacting to the outcome of the Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, JKPCC Chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Friday said the Congress had rightly declined the National Conference’s offer to contest the fourth seat, calling it a “risky seat that could not be won by anyone.”

Speaking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) after the BJP secured the fourth Rajya Sabha seat, Karra said the result had vindicated the Congress Party’s earlier assessment.

“It is a vindication of what I have been saying from the very beginning that this was a risky seat and cannot be won by anyone,” Karra said.

He added that the Congress had made its decision based on a realistic political evaluation.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel“We had done our strategy and calculation. We knew this seat was beyond reach, so there was no point in contesting just for the sake of it,” he said.

Karra said that the Congress-NC alliance remains intact but every decision within the alliance must be guided by political ground realities. “Alliance is a unit, but every move has to be based on understanding and practicality,” he added.

Reiterating his stand, the JKPCC Chief said the outcome proved the Congress’s judgment correct. “Today’s result is proof that our stand was right. It is a risky seat, and no one could have won it,” he said.(KNS)