Congress party held meeting.

Azad was regularly in touch with Part workers to ensure victory of Coalition Candidates.

Leaders congratulate Saroori, from his Assembly constituency coalition candidates got highest percentage votes.

Jammu, 7 December: - A meeting of Congress party was held at Senior Congress Leader J&K G M Saroori residence with grass root level representatives which include Ex Chairman LC Arvind Singh Micky, MLA Inderwal G M Saroori, MLA Ramban Ashok Kumar, MLA Chenani Krishan Chand, MLC Mohammad Amin Butt, MLC Naresh Kumar, MLC Subash Gupta, Secretary Auqaf Islamia Kishtwar Mushtaq Ahmed Hap, Sarpanches including Piyaray Lal Sharma, Mohammad Shafi Saroori, Surjeet Singh Charak & other. 

Saroori said it is the effort which the ruling coalition had been vigorously campaigning among the panches and sarpanches. He said, like in this Legislative Council election the party workers had worked hard due to their effort Congress-National Conference bagged all the four seats of Legislative Council under Panchayat quota.

He said leaders and workers had to work hard and remains closely associated with each other and with the common people in every area and at all levels. Workers had to show the same spirit and determination in the BDC election and Urban Local bodies’ election which will be conducted soon. 

"It was victory of the coalition-Polling for the four reserved seats of the legislative council was held on Monday – after a gap of nearly 38 years. 

Saroori also referred the efforts made by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Chief Minister J&K Omar Abdullah for ensuring the victory. He said due to Parliament session Azad sb was not able to campaign but he was regularly in touch with the Party workers for ensuring the victory of Coalition candidates. We are happy that we have won --it is big victory to coalition. He also hail the statement given by G N Azad for implementing 73^rd Amendment which was given by late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and will give a remarkable model of ‘grassroot democracy had ’ to the country, that stands testimony for its commitment to Panchayati Raj institutions.

He lauded Panchayat members for reposing faith in the candidates of the ruling coalition in the state. "We hail and thank panchs and sarpanchs for reposing faith in coalition candidates by electing them with convincing margins. The ruling coalition victory in Legislative Council polls under Panchayat quota is a result of people friendly policies of the state government in the last three years.

Reiterating that the coalition government was committed to establish a vibrant three-tier Panchayati Raj system in the state, Saroori assured maximum empowerment of panchayat members. Congress leaders also congratulate MLA Inderwal G M Saroori from his Inderwal constituency Coalition candidates including Dr Shahnaz Ganaie (NC) and Sham Lal Bhagat(Congress) got highest percentage votes from Jammu region.

Ali Mohammad Dar (National Conference) was declared elected from K-1 constituency. Ghulam Nabi Monga (Congress) was declared elected from K-2 constituency.

Sham Lal Bhagat (Congress) was declared elected from J-1 constituency. Dr Shahnaz Ganai (National Conference) was declared elected from J-2 constituency.

As many as 33,450 panchayat members decided the fate of 37 candidates in fray.