Omar Abdullah Criticizes BJP for Withdrawing Candidate List in Jammu and Kashmir Elections
Omar Abdullah, Vice President of JKNC, criticized the BJP for withdrawing its candidate list for the Jammu and Kashmir elections within 10 minutes of its release. He suggested that the BJP should focus on setting its house in order.
The BJP initially announced 44 candidates but later revised the list to 15. The revised list includes:
| Candidate | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Choudhary Roshan Hussain Gujjar | Konkernag |
| Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi | Pampore |
| Arshid Bhat | Rajpora |
| Javed Ahmad Qadri | Shopian |
| Mohd. Rafiq Wani | Anantnag West |
| Syed Wazahat | Anantnag |
| Veer Saraf | Shangus-Anantnag East |
| Sofi Yousuf | Srigufwara-Bijbehara |
| Tariq Keen | Inderwal |
| Salim Bhat | Banihal |
| Shagun Parihar | Kishtwar |
| Sunil Sharma | Padder-Nagseni |
| Daleep Singh Parihar | Bhadarwah |
| Gajay Singh Rana | Doda |
| Shakti Raj Parihar | Doda West |
| Rakesh Thakur | Ramban |
The elections, the first since the abrogation of Article 370, will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, with results on October 4. There are 90 assembly constituencies, with 7 seats reserved for SCs and 9 for STs.
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Omar Abdullah -: Omar Abdullah is a politician in India. He is the Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), a political party in Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the major political parties in India.
JKNC -: JKNC stands for Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. It is a political party in the region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Article 370 -: Article 370 was a part of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It was removed in 2019.
SCs -: SCs stands for Scheduled Castes. These are groups of people in India who are given special support by the government to help them improve their social and economic status.
STs -: STs stands for Scheduled Tribes. These are indigenous groups in India who also receive special support from the government.
