BJP fully geared up for electoral battle in J&K: Sunil Sharma
Srinagar, Oct 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified preparations for the upcoming electoral battle, unveiling a comprehensive campaign roadmap aimed at securing victory in all three constituencies it is contesting, senior leader and Leader of Opposition in the J&K Assembly, Sunil Sharma, said on Sunday.
In a high-level meeting chaired by Sharma, party leaders focused on fine-tuning strategy, strengthening grassroots mobilisation, and ensuring full organisational alignment to maximise their chances at the polls. The BJP convened all 28 of its MLAs in Srinagar for the session.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Sharma said it was convened in light of the BJP Parliamentary Board’s announcement of candidates for three of the four vacant Rajya Sabha seats from the Union Territory.
“Our State President Satya Sharma, Senior Leader and Vice President Rakesh Mahajan, and Dr Ali Mohammad Mir from Budgam have been officially declared as the party’s candidates,” he said.
Sharma clarified that the primary agenda of the meeting was to finalise internal coordination and complete the necessary formalities for the nomination papers of the party’s candidates. “This was not a training session, as some have reported. It was strictly about election preparations and ensuring that all procedural aspects are taken care of,” he stated.
He further added that the BJP is fully geared up for the electoral battle and is working on a detailed campaign roadmap to secure victory on all three seats it is contesting. “The focus is on ensuring BJP’s success. Today’s meeting was purely about strategy, mobilisation, and alignment of efforts,” Sharma added.
The Rajya Sabha elections in J&K are being closely watched as they will be the first such polls since the reorganisation of the erstwhile state into a Union Territory. The BJP has announced its intent to contest three of the four vacant seats. The remaining seat is expected to be contested by the National Conference, with Congress and other regional players still weighing their options.
