Srinagar, Oct. 20 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday accompanied National Conference Budgam Assembly by-election candidate Agha Syed Mehmood to the nomination filing.

Speaking to the reporters outside the venue, J&K CM Omar Abdullah admitted that he never wanted to contest the election on two seats, one of which was the Budgam Assembly constituency, which he vacated later, necessitating a by-election.

Omar Abdullah extended his complete faith in Agha Syed Mehmood for the bypoll, scheduled for November 11.

"We hope Agha Mehmood will get a resounding win from here. Farooq Abdullah discussed with party members and decided that Agha Mehmood will be the National Conference's candidate in this by-election. We had no rush. We have deci...