Jammu, Sept 01: Prime Minister NarendraModi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will kick off the BJP’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir with mega rallies in Chenab Valley.
“Both Prime Minister NarendraModi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit J&K anytime after September 10 and address mega rallies in Chenab Valley,” former MLC VikramRandhawa told Rising Kashmir.
The BJP high command has entrusted Randhawa with the responsibility of ensuring the successful conduct of the rallies in Jammu.
The rallies will be held in Chenab Valley, where all Assembly segments will go to polls in the first phase. “The venue of the rallies will be finalized within a day or two,” Randhawa added.
Following the rallies, top BJP campaigners will visit various Assembly constituencies in J&K, particularly in Jammu region, to canvass for the party.
A team of 77 top political strategists has been deputed by the BJP high command to devise the party’s election strategy in J&K. They will camp in the state till the culmination of the Assembly elections.
Cong, NC, PDP exploited people of J&K: Union Minister Giriraj Singh
Begusarai, Sept01 :Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday attacked Congress, the National Conference, and the Peoples Democratic Party for exploiting the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The Prime Minister said that he will conduct the elections. So, he is doing that. The announcement of the elections has been done democratically…The nepotist parties and leaders like Congress, Farooq Abdullah, and Mehbooba Mufti have exploited the people of J-K,” Giriraj Singh told reporters on Sunday.
“PM NarendraModi established democracy by conducting elections of panchayats, and now VidhanSabha elections are going to be held,” he added.
Polling in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, as announced by the Election Commission of India. The votes will be counted on October 8.
J-K has 90 assembly constituencies, with 7 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 9 for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
According to the Election Commission of India, J-K has 88.06 lakh eligible electors.
In the previous Assembly elections, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won 28 seats, BJP secured 25, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 15, and Congress won 12.
The PDP and BJP formed a coalition government led by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. However, in 2018, the BJP withdrew its support after Mehbooba Mufti took over following Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s demise.
These upcoming elections will be the first in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. (ANI)
