Srinagar, Oct. 25 -- National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had approached his party ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir with a proposal to share seats, which the NC declined.

Speaking to reporters in Srinagar as per KNS , Abdullah said the BJP wanted the NC to avoid contesting the polls in exchange for a seat arrangement. "They came to us and said-don't come to the elections, give us the seats and take one," Abdullah said. "We refused. We came to the field and fought," he added.

The NC won three of the four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, while the BJP managed to secure one, following an election marked by intense political maneuvering and shift...