Jammu, Mar 28: Pradesh Congress Committee has reportedly shortlisted its candidate to be fielded for at least three seats of Legislative Council out of six going to polls on April 13.
 Well informed sources said that a high level meeting of PCC was held, here this evening, under the chairmanship of PCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz to discuss the poll sharing arrangements and finalise the party candidates for the elections.
 They said that the party has so far upheld its earlier decision to contest from all the three seats of Jammu region, including one reserved seat of Poonch district but the final decision would be taken in the coordination committee meeting, to be held on Tuesday. The meeting was earlier scheduled for today but was deferred to Tuesday, sources said.
 If sources within the party are to be believed, Congress is likely to repeat Jahangir Mir for Poonch seat, while former deputy chief minister Mangat Ram Sharma and former minister Jugal Kishore may be the party candidates for two other seats.
 Opposition parties, including PDP was also reportedly holding parlays to chalk out strategy for one seat from Jammu region, which it is likely to contest, if some sort of arrangement emerges.
 It was learnt that some of the leaders from PDP have indicated that the party legislators were ready to support NPP in case it fields Prof Bhim Singh in the election.

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