The BJP leader also joined the party candidate Er. Aijaz Hussain from Lal Chowk constituency in Balhama on the outskirts of Srinagar city. Aijaz Hussain will file his nomination today.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday, kickstarting the Congress' campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls which is being held after a gap of 10 years.
A total of 45 candidates are in the fray for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district after the completion of the nomination process here.
Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Tuesday that his party will contest 16-17 seats in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.
Amidst the preparations of the forthcoming assembly polls, the Election Commission conducted the training of the polling staffs in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir while the administration tightened the security measures in the region.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Vice President Omar Abdullah said that ideology keeps changing as elections are approaching referring to several politicians joining the Mehbooba Mufti-led People's Democratic Party.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the fourth list of candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections and fielded party unit chief Ravinder Raina from the Nowshera constituency.
The Indian Army said that the incident in which a soldier lost his life at Sunjwan military station in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning was not a terrorist attack.
Congress Party on Monday held a Central Election Committee meeting to finalise the candidates on the remaining seats for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections after the party declared 9 candidates on August 27.