Nagrota, Nov. 6 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the bypoll in Nagrota will decide the constituency's relationship with the government.

Addressing a rally to appeal for Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Shamim Begum, Abdullah said that bye-elections would not impact the overall result of the Assembly elections, but would determine Nagrota's future.

He said, "People of Jammu and Kashmir used their votes and gave the Jammu Kashmir National Conference a mandate to form a government. We fielded a candidate in Nagrota, but the people decided something else, maybe because of the work done from 2004 to 2009."

"This election is neither to choose a Prime Minister nor a Chief Minister; ...