Srinagar, Oct 14: Independent MLA from Zadibal constituency of Srinagar district, Shahjehan Dar today joined the National Conference even as chief minister Farooq Abdullah raised hopes of his party staking claim to form the new government in the state. "Yeh hamare hi aadmi thay, roothe thay aur ab wapas aaye hain (he was our man who was estranged with the party and has now come back), Abdullah said while welcoming Dar back into the party.
Asked about the possibilty of National Conference staking claim to form the new government in the state, Abdullah said, "We have not lost hope yet... People are coming and the caravan is in the making". Bureau Report