Jammu: Ahead of the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Union Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy on Monday said that under the leadership of party president and Union Minister JP Nadda, the names of the candidates will be finalised soon.
Reddy also said that the final decision on the candidates will be taken by the national election committee.
“The final decision will be made by the national election committee. The state election committee will recommend names, then we will recommend a panel from that. Finally, under the leadership of BJP national president JP Nadda-ji, the names of the candidates will be finalised… As the last date for nomination is August 27, it will be announced this week only,” he added.
He further said that the party’s main aim is to “protect Jammu and Kashmir from terrorism, nepotism and corruption”.
“Our party works in unity. We have to protect Jammu and Kashmir from terrorism, nepotism and corruption. The anti-development forces should not get into power again…Brotherhood and peace prevails in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370,” he added.
BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said that the party’s focus is on development and stopping the “anti-development” forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
“The BJP finished stone pelting, terrorism, extremism, separatism and nepotism here. A new era of industrialisation has begun here. The delimitation has been done. There is development in every sector. The BJP will go forward with these points. Some seats have been reserved for SC/ST and the candidates will be changed on them. BJP will contest all 90 seats on its own,” Gupta said.
BJP leader Jugal Kishore Sharma said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win the elections with full majority.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir had been waiting for the election announcement. Now the people and the party workers are enthusiastic about the elections and making an elected government. The BJP is ready for this and we will win by a huge margin. The BJP will contest alone and win comfortably,” Sharma said.
Former Deputy CM Nirmal Singh said “the manifesto is almost complete. This is a turning point for J&K. After 5th August 2019, we are seeing a new Kashmir. There is peace, and terrorism and extremism have stopped. The youths now want employment. They will get employment in the projects coming here. Jammu and Kashmir has a lot of potential.
