People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Friday ruled out any pre-poll alliance with the BJP, which had earlier allied with the party during the PDP-BJP rule in Jammu and Kashmir. “We will field candidates from all 87 constituencies this time,” said Mr. Lone. Earlier, another PDP MLA Imran Ansari and National Conference (NC) spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu had joined the People’s Conference . Pitches for early pollsMeanwhile, the People’s Conference pitched for early elections in J&K. “The right to demand elections is with us who did not boycott the urban local bodies or panchayat elections,” said Mr. Lone.

Source: The Hindu December 21, 2018 17:31 UTC