Bharat Bhushan and Dr Rajeev Bhagat Announced as BJP Candidates for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections
Bharat Bhushan has been announced as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Kathua Assembly Constituency. He expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders of the party. Bhushan said, “I am very grateful to the Bharatiya Janata Party, especially our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, his entire central team and our state’s present Ravinder Rana ji, our Kathua head Gopal Mahajan ji…I am thankful to all of them who have reposed their confidence in me and I am very thankful to them.” He also requested voters to support the party for the development of Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Dr Rajeev Bhagat has been nominated as the BJP candidate from Bishnah Assembly constituency. He thanked PM Modi, BJP national president JP Nadda, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Bhagat appealed to the youth to focus on sports and promised to do everything in his capacity for them.
The Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, with the counting of votes on October 8. There are 90 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, with seven seats reserved for SCs and nine for STs. The National Conference and the Congress have formed a pre-poll alliance. According to the Election Commission of India, there are 88.06 lakh eligible electors in Jammu and Kashmir. These are the first assembly elections after the abrogation of Article 370. In the previous elections, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won 28 seats, the BJP secured 25, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) won 15, and the Congress won 12.
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Bharat Bhushan -: Bharat Bhushan is a person who has been chosen to represent the Kathua area in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Dr Rajeev Bhagat -: Dr Rajeev Bhagat is another person who has been chosen to represent the Bishnah area in the same elections.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party, which is one of the major political parties in India.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections -: These are elections to choose leaders who will make important decisions for the Jammu and Kashmir region.
Kathua -: Kathua is a district in the Jammu and Kashmir region of India.
PM Modi -: PM Modi refers to Narendra Modi, who is the Prime Minister of India.
Bishnah -: Bishnah is another area in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
Article 370 -: Article 370 was a special law that gave Jammu and Kashmir more autonomy than other Indian states, but it was removed in 2019.
abrogation -: Abrogation means the official ending or cancellation of a law or agreement.
