Election campaign of BJP will start today in Jammu and Kashmir. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election campaign and release the party’s manifesto during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Amit Shah is visiting Jammu and Kashmir for the BJP at a time when the party is facing several challenges ahead of the assembly elections like opposition from many leaders and activists, some leaving the saffron party after not getting tickets, etc. has been
A senior BJP leader said that Home Minister Amit Shah is coming to Jammu on Friday on a two-day visit. He will release BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir election manifesto there. From Delhi they will reach Jammu in the afternoon. The leader said that Amit Shah will release the party’s manifesto here at 4 pm on the first day of his visit. He will then chair an evening meeting with party leaders and meet a delegation of party workers.
Amit Shah will release BJP’s election manifesto at Anutham Hotel in Jammu at 3.30 pm for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. After this, he is scheduled to hold an important meeting with RSS leaders and Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders. Amit Shah will address an election rally at Palura in Jammu on Saturday at 11 am.
He said Union Home Minister Amit Shah will officially launch BJP’s election campaign from Jammu. He will address a rally here on Saturday. There is an atmosphere of displeasure within the BJP regarding ticket distribution in Jammu and Kashmir and in such a situation Amit Shah’s two-day visit to Jammu is being considered important.
The party has tried to defuse the situation by sending several top leaders, including Union ministers, there last week to compensate for the loss. Jammu district with eleven assembly constituencies is very important for the BJP. Nine of these seats were won by the party in the 2014 elections.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s launch of the election campaign from Jammu is aimed at assuring the people of the BJP’s commitment to their welfare and development. Officials said tight security arrangements have been made in and around Jammu ahead of Shah’s visit. In view of Shah’s rally various preparations are going on in Palora Top along with security measures. He informed that a cleanliness drive has been conducted in the area and necessary protocols are also in place.