In August 2019, the government of India abrogated Article 370, effectively ending Jammu and Kashmir J&K's special status and reorganising into two Union Territories (UTs) -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
According to the list, the BJP has fielded Mohd Irnees Karnahi from Karnah, Ghulam Mohammad Mir from Handwara, Abdul Rashid Khan from Sonawari, Naseer Ahmad Lone from Bandipora, Faqir Mohammad Khan from Gurez (ST), and RS Pathania from Udhampur East.
BJP candidate from Udhampur West Assembly constituency, Pawan Kumar Gupta, submitted his nomination papers for the upcoming assembly elections on Saturday.
Launching a scathing attack on Congress and National Conference's manifesto, Union Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah said on Saturday that they want bring back the old system and start talks with Pakistan but "till there is no peace, there will be no talks with Pakistan."
In an unprecedented move aimed at ensuring free and fair polling in the ongoing assembly elections, authorities in Doda district are leveraging advanced technology across all three assembly constituencies.
National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed skepticism about the credibility of political parties that align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), especially in the Kashmir region.
Terming his decision to fight Jammu and Kashmir polls from two seats as "natural choice", National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has said that he wants to win both from Budgam and Ganderbal and that the assembly election is about seeking to restore "some of that lost respect or that res
Ramban Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kulbir Singh said on Thursday that the security arrangements have been put in place ahead of the Assembly polls in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ravinder Raina, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Nowshera Assembly constituency for the upcoming Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, held a roadshow on Thursday.