The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its first list of 15 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Earlier in the day, the BJP released a list with 44 names but deleted it soon after.
The 15 candidates have been picked for the first phase of polls. According to PTI, the party said the names for the second and third phases of polls carried in an earlier list should not be considered. No changes have been made in the candidates picked for the first phase, NDTV reported.
The party has chosen to field its candidates for a few Kashmir constituencies, including Pampore, Shopian, Anantnag West and Anantnag.
Jammu And Kashmir Election 2024: BJP Candidate List
The BJP's Central Election Committee had met on Sunday evening to finalise the party's candidates for the polls. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is going to polls in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 4.
In the last assembly elections held in 2014, when Jammu and Kashmir was a full-fledged state, the BJP had won 25 seats.
(With PTI inputs)
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