August 22, 2024: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met with National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar on Thursday to discuss a possible pre-poll alliance for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.

Kharge shared images of the meeting on X and said, “We, along with Shri Rahul Gandhi, had a warm courtesy meeting with Shri Farooq Abdullah and JKNC Vice President, Shri Omar Abdullah in Srinagar, today.”

The potential alliance comes after both parties contested the Lok Sabha elections together as part of the INDIA bloc.