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.
The voter turnout in the second phase of voting for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections was recorded at 36.93 per cent as of 1 pm on Wednesday, according to the Election Commission.
In a groundbreaking initiative, a pink polling station has been established in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district as Phase 2 of the assembly elections commenced on Wednesday.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's rally in Poonch on Monday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the BJP-led government had promised to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will take credit by saying it was he who put the pressure.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot alleged on Wednesday that development has been stalled in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said people are looking for a government that will meet their expectations.