Murtaza Khan, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Mendhar Assembly constituency for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) held a roadshow on Thursday.
National Conference and Congress are scheduled to hold a meeting on August 26 to iron out differences over the seat sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath questioned the decision of Congress to forge a pre-poll alliance for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir with the National Conference, which in its election manifesto pitched for a dialogue between India and Pakistan.
PK Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir informed on Saturday that a total of about 88 lakh voters will cast their ballot in the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the Congress and the National Conference announced a pre-poll alliance and said that "they have reached a consensus on most of the seats."
The pre-poll alliance was announced following a meeting of Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi with NC patron Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on Thursday.
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued the notification for the first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, marking the start of the nomination process.