Srinagar, Jan 27: Senior party official Ashok Kaul stated on Saturday that the BJP has begun its campaign trail in Jammu and Kashmir with the goal of securing all five Lok Sabha seats in the Union Territory. The preparations for the upcoming elections have begun. Following a party meeting, Kaul told reporters in Anantnag that Dr. Nirmal Singh has been designated by the party as the sector in-charge for the five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir. In the five constituencies, he said, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will open six election offices, which will open on January 30.“All six offices, including two for the Rajouri and Anantnag seats and one for each of the remaining four constituencies, will be formally opened by the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir BJP on January 30. We’ll work to support the BJP in securing all five seats in Jammu & Kashmir,” he said. Speaking of the INDIA bloc, Kaul said his party has always maintained that it is a contrived image. “We have always said that this partnership between India and us is a marketing gimmick. Bengal (TMC) has made one turn, Delhi (AAP) and Punjab (Punjab) have made another, and the party they designated as convenor is also wavering. As of right now, the alliance is no more,” he said.According to Kaul, a Gupkar alliance was established in Jammu and Kashmir, but it is also disintegrating. After the Centre divided Jammu and Kashmir into Union territories—J&K and Ladakh—and revoked the state’s special status under Article 370, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) was established in 2019.
