Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah ruled out the possibility of him contesting the forthcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir stating that he would instead lead the party campaign in the region.
The former chief minister of the erstwhile state termed contesting in a “Union Territory” as a humiliation.
On his defeat in the Lok Sabha election to jailed contestant Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid in north Kashmir, Abdullah said in electoral politics, one has to be ready for a loss as well.
“If you set aside the fact that I lost, on the whole I think the NC has a lot to be satisfied for… as far as my own seat is concerned, how can I be anything but disappointed. But that is electoral politics for you. If you are not prepared to lose, you should not file your papers. I cannot say the result was on expected lines. But it is what it is,” he said.