Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (August 26) released its first list of 44 candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. The candidates include 15 for the first phase of polls, 10 for the second phase and 19 for the third phase.
The party has fielded Arshid Bhat from Rajpora, Javed Ahmad Qadri from Shopian, Mohd Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West, Sofi Yousuf from Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Rakesh Thakur from Ramban, Salim Bhat from Banihal and Rohit Dubey from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi. Advocate Syed Wazahat will contest from Anantnag, Shagun Parihar from Kishtwar, and Gajay Singh Rana from Doda.
The announcement came following a meeting of the BJP Central Election Committee held on Sunday. The meeting, chaired by JP Nadda, saw the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other committee members. The CEC has approved the candidates’ names for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Elections 2024.