Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 1: As the Election Commission of India has started the process of conducting assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir along with three other states, the BJP has decided to formally start the election campaign on August 5 from the border town of R S Pura. Although BJP leaders are tight-lipped over the presence of senior leaders in the scheduled rally in R S Pura, sources said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to address the function.
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to address the rally but there is no official confirmation so far”, a senior BJP leader said and added that Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, who is election incharge of J&K along with Tarun Chugh, incharge J&K BJP will address the rally”.
On June 17, the BJP has appointed Union Minister G Kishan Reddy as the election in-charge for Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP has intentionally chosen August 5 to start the election campaign in Jammu province as this day marks the completion of five years after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A.
On August 5, 2019, the BJP-led government at the Centre too Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy are likely to address a rally in R S Pura on August 5.
BJP has intentionally chosen August 5 to start the election campaign in Jammu province as this day marks the completion of five years after the abrogation of Article 370.
After thorough discussion, the party leadership has decided to mobilize workers from both Jammu-South and Suchetgarh Assembly segments.
Suchetgarh assembly segment is a stronghold of the BJP where the party has never lost elections except in 2002.
To mark five years of the abrogation of Article 370, the BJP has decided to launch an aggressive campaign in Jammu province to mobilize public on this issue.
Sources said that after thorough discussion, the party leadership has decided to hold the first election rally at R S Pura to mobilize workers from both Jammu-South and Suchetgarh Assembly segments.
In the just Lok Sabha elections, BJP candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma trailed on both the Assembly segments of Jammu-Southy and Suchetgarh.
On R S Pura-Jammu-South, which was earlier part of the Gandhi Nagar assembly segment, Bhalla got 44162 votes while Jugal Kishore Sharma secured 37798 votes.
Similarly, Bhalla secured 42248 votes in the Suchetgarh assembly segment while Sharma got 37442 votes.
Important to mention here that in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Jugal Kishore Sharma got 38998 votes on this assembly segment and Bhalla secured 9835.
Notably the Suchetgarh assembly segment is a stronghold of the BJP where the party has never lost elections except in 2002. | 