Sharad Pawar’s silence, Omar’s formula...why was there no discussion?
In the first meeting of the india Alliance Coordination Committee, no agreement could be reached on seat
sharing, after which another deadline was set. The issue of seat sharing will now be done according to the
states. The congress high command will directly contact the regional parties and resolve the issue of seat
sharing as per the politics of the state. IANS quoted sources as saying that when the issue of seat sharing
came up in the Coordination Committee meeting, most of the leaders suggested solving it at the state level. It
was also said that if this issue is not resolved at the state level, it should be brought to the national level.
Many leaders present in the meeting argued that to resolve this issue, tough decisions may need to be taken
in many states. In fact, many parties included in the indian alliance are not ready to give up their claims on
the currently won seats.
Omar Abdullah openly expressed his views
Omar Abdullah expressed his views openly in the coordination committee meeting. Abdullah said that there
should be no talks on the seat currently held by the party. Some members also expressed objection to this.
There are a total of 6 lok sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, out of which 3 are in the valley region, 2 in
Jammu region and 1 in Ladakh region. Omar Abdullah's party had won all three seats of the valley in 2019.
The three parties included in the india alliance have dominance in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sunday Guardian quoted sources as saying that congress and PDP are trying to take one seat each in the
valley. congress is also staking claim on Ladakh seat. In the last election, bjp had won here by only 10
thousand votes. If Omar's formula is implemented then AAP will get less seats in punjab and RJD in Bihar.
congress may also suffer loss in Maharashtra.