Early Times Report
Jammu, June 11: Worried over the drastic decline of the party’s vote share in Jammu province, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated an introspective process to understand the reasons for not up to the mark performance.
The party has started the self-examining process to ascertain the reasons behind its lackluster performance in several Assembly segments of the Jammu region during the recent Lok Sabha elections.
Despite retaining two seats and securing their third consecutive term, the party leadership is concerned about diminishing winning margins.
The party’s central command has tasked the Jammu and Kashmir unit, led by Ravinder Raina, with investigating the factors contributing to this decline.
Notably, even non-BJP candidates supported by the saffron party faced challenges, particularly in the Anantnag constituency, which encompasses Rajouri and Poonch districts in Jammu.
The BJP had previously granted Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Pahari-speaking people of Rajouri and Poonch, anticipating their support in the election.
However, the results revealed unexpected dynamics. While Apni Party candidate Zafar Iqbal Manhas, backed by the BJP, secured votes from the Pahari population in certain Anantnag Assembly segments, the Gujjar community overwhelmingly favored NC’s Mian Altaf, believing that their reserved quota had been allocated to Paharis.
In specific areas of Udhampur and Jammu Lok Sabh The BJP has started the self-examining process to ascertain the reasons behind its lackluster performance in several Assembly segments.
Despite retaining two seats and securing their third consecutive term, the party leadership is concerned about diminishing winning margins.
The party’s central command has tasked J&K unit, led by Ravinder Raina to investigate the factors contributing to this decline.
The Election Commission, following the Supreme Court’s directive, is set to conduct Assembly elections in J&K within the specified timeframe.
Comparing the current results to 2019, Jitendra Singh received 51.28% of the votes (down from 61.38%), while Jugal Kishore Sharma secured 53.46% (compared to 58.02% in 2019).
The Election Commission, following the Supreme Court’s directive, is set to conduct Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir within the specified timeframe.
In the Udhampur seat, Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh outperformed the BJP in the Inderwal, Bhaderwah, Doda, and Banihal Assembly segments. Lal Singh also enjoyed support from the PDP and NC, both of which refrained from fielding candidates to prevent vote division. Overall, the BJP led in 14 out of 18 Assembly segments in Udhampur.
The party is actively engaging with local leaders in the district to enhance its vote share ahead of the Assembly polls. In the Jammu Lok Sabha seat, BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma secured victories in 15 of the 18 Assembly constituencies. BJP was defeated by Congress candidate Raman Bhlla on the Jammu South-RS Pura and Suchetgarh seats.
However, the party faced challenges in Jammu East, Nagrota, Ramgarh, and Bahu segments, despite their Hindu-majority demographics. |
