BJP candidate from Anantnag East, Veer Saraf exudes confidence in party's victory

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 26 (ANI): In the lead-up to the upcoming elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Veer Saraf expressed confidence in his party's success, citing the recognition of their efforts and the development work carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kashmir as key factors.
Veer Saraf, who is contesting from Shangus-Anantnag East, shared his gratitude towards the party for selecting him as a candidate.
"I am happy that the party considered me capable enough to contest the elections. But all this happened due to the hard work of our workers. The party has recognized our work. It is our responsibility to work for the people. We are confident that the BJP will surely win," Saraf stated.
Sofi Yousuf, the BJP candidate from Srigufwara-Bijbehara, emphasised the support of senior party leaders and the impact of PM Modi's governance in the region.
"PM Modi, JP Nadda, Amit Shah, and other leaders gave me this responsibility. We will go to seek votes on behalf of PM Modi's work in Kashmir after 2014. There is no curfew, and strikes have decreased since August 5, 2019. We will approach the people with the development done by PM Modi. People love PM Modi, and they will vote for BJP surely," Yousuf remarked.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir elections, which will be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1.

The first list includes 15 candidates and the party has sought to give representation to various communities and castes. It has candidates from both the Jammu and Kashmir regions.

The party subsequently declared its candidate from Konkernag seat also.

The party has fielded Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi from Pampore, Arshid Bhat from Rajpora, Javed Ahmad Qadri from Shopian, Mohd. Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West, Syed Wazahat from Anantnag while Veer Saraf is in the fray from Shangus-Anantnag East

The party has fielded Sofi Yousuf from Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Tariq Keen from Inderwal and Salim Bhat from Banihal. Shagun Parihar, the only woman on the list, will contest from Kishtwar.

The BJP has fielded Sunil Sharma from Padder-Nagseni, Daleep Singh Parihar from Bhadarwah, Gajay Singh Rana from Doda, Shakti Raj Parihar from Doda West and Rakesh Thakur from Ramban constituency.

Choudhary Roshan Hussain Gujjar will contest from Kokernag.

The Election Commission has issued notification for the first phase of elections in which 24 seats will go to the polls.

Jammu and Kasmhmir is expected to witness multi-cornered contests on most seats. It is the first assembly polls since the abrogation of Article 370.

In the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year, the BJP won both the seats in Jammu, again demonstrating its strong support in the region. The National Conference also won two seats.

The votes will be counted on October 4. (ANI)