The BJP has released its initial list of 44 candidates for the three-phase Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. The candidates include 15 for the first phase of polls, 10 for the second phase and 19 for the third phase. The party has chosen to field its candidates for a few Kashmir constituencies, including Pampore, Shopian, Anantnag West and Anantnag, besides its strongholds in the Jammu region.Arvind Gupta and Yudhvir Sethi have been fielded from Jammu West and Jammu East respectively.The list was released hours after the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) met on Sunday to finalise the candidates for the upcoming crucial elections. The CEC meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participated by JP Nadda, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and others, deliberated on the candidatures of nearly 50-55 candidates in detail, focusing on strong local connection, fair political backgrounds and high winnability index across the valley and in plains of J&K.Elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is set to be held in three phases – on September 18, 23 and October 1. The results will be announced on October 4. This is the first election in the valley since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. (With inputs from PTI)
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