BJP released its first list on Monday for the three-phase Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. A total of 44 candidates have been announced in this list. There are a total of 90 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir. In this list, BJP has also given tickets to 2 Kashmiri Pandits from the valley while Shagun Parihar has been given a ticket from Kishtwar. She is the only woman candidate in this list.
Let us tell you that in this list, names of 15 candidates have been announced for the first phase, 10 for the second phase and 19 for the third phase of voting. Let us tell you that elections are to be held in three phases in Jammu and Kashmir. The results of the assembly elections will be declared on October 4. Voting is to be held on 24 seats in the first phase, 26 seats in the second phase and 40 seats in the third phase.
These giants are not named
The special thing about this list is that former Deputy CM and former Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Dr. Nirmal Singh has not got a ticket. Nirmal Singh had won from Billawar assembly seat in 2014. In his place, Satish Sharma has got the ticket from this assembly seat.
At the same time, former Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta has also not got a ticket. However, there is speculation that Kavinder Gupta’s name may be announced in the next list. The name of state BJP president Ravindra Raina has also not been announced in this list.
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Ticket given to Union Minister’s brother
In this list, BJP has fielded Union Minister Jitendra Singh’s brother Devendra Rana from Nagota. Devendra Rana had left the National Conference and joined the BJP.
Two Kashmiri Pandits also got tickets
BJP has fielded Kashmiri Pandits from two seats in the Kashmir Valley. Veer Saraf from Shangas-Anantnag East and Ashok Bhatt from Habbakadal have been nominated.
BJP Central Election Committee meeting was held on Sunday
Let us tell you that a meeting of the BJP’s Central Election Committee was held in New Delhi on Sunday regarding the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Many senior leaders including PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda attended this meeting. In this meeting, election strategy, issues, names of candidates and possible rallies of PM Modi in the state were discussed. After this meeting, there was speculation that BJP would announce the names of the candidates by Monday morning.
PM Modi’s two rallies in Kashmir
According to sources, it was decided in this meeting that PM Modi will hold one to two rallies in Kashmir while PM Modi will hold 8 to 10 rallies in Jammu. Let us tell you that the Election Commission has announced the election dates for voting on 90 assembly seats of the state. Voting will be held in Jammu Kashmir on 18 September, 25 September and 1 October. Assembly elections will be held in 3 phases in the Union Territory which is sensitive from the security point of view.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)