As the second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Wednesday, state BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly seat Ravinder Raina expressed hope that BJP's lotus flower will bloom in Nowshera.
Slamming National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, PDP Candidate from Ganderbal Assembly Constituency Bashir Mir on Wednesday said that he is a high-profile politician and that people know that they will never get to meet him even if they vote for him.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party leader and candidate from Ganderbal, Qaiser Sultan Ganaie on Wednesday affirmed that his opponent Omar Abdullah is losing elections from the seat, as people want a local leader who knows and addresses the local issues.
In a pointed remark aimed at its alliance parner Congress, which is contesting elections in Jammu and Kashmir alongside the National Conference, Omar Abdullah urged Rahul Gandhi to rap up the campaigning in Kashmir and shift his focus towards Jammu.
As Jammu and Kashmir will undergo the second phase of assembly polls on September 25, the security has been tightened in the Rajouri district of the territory.
While Congress' manifesto for the Assembly election is silent on the Article 370, its bigger alliance partner NC promised in its manifesto restoration of Article 370 .
Addressing an election rally in Nowshera on Sunday in the run-up to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Amit Shah stressed against revoking Article 370 in the valley as demanded by the opposition, including the National Conference and Congress.
Intensifying the National Conference's campaign for the second phase of Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir scheduled for September 25th, the party's vice president and former CM Omar Abdullah on Sunday held a Shikara rally in the iconic 'Dal Lake' to support the NC's candidate.