BJP Appoints Presidents for 10 Districts in J&K
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Synopsis
On February 17, BJP's J&K unit president Sat Sharma announced the appointment of district presidents for 10 districts, aiming to strengthen the party's influence after recent electoral challenges. The reshuffle is seen as a strategic move following disappointing results in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections.
Key Takeaways
- BJP appointed new district presidents for 10 areas.
- New leaders include Advocate Sheikh Salman for Srinagar.
- Strategic change post poor election performance.
- BJP won 29 assembly seats, all from Jammu.
- No seats won in the Kashmir Valley despite efforts.
Jammu, Feb 17 (NationPress) The president of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sat Sharma, announced on Monday that, following discussions with Tarun Chugh, National General Secretary of the BJP & Prabhari J&K-UT, Ashok Kaul, General Secretary Organisation, and Sunil Sharma, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and Kashmir Prabhari, presidents have been appointed for 10 districts.
As per the official party announcement, Advocate Sheikh Salman will serve as district president for Srinagar, Gulam Hassan Rather for Ganderbal, Hakeem Rahullah Ghazi for Budgam, and Er. Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi for Pulwama.
Other appointments include Waseem Raja Parray for Shopian, Farooq Ahmad Rather for Kulgam, Rakesh Koul for Anantnag, Gulam Hassan Dar for Baramulla, Rafeeq Shah for Kupwara, and Mudasir Farooq Jan for Bandipora.
Sat Sharma expressed optimism that the newly appointed leaders will dedicate themselves to fortifying the party's presence in their respective districts.
This reshuffle in the district leadership comes after the BJP's performance in the Lok Sabha and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, where the party secured only 29 out of 90 assembly seats, all from the Jammu division.
Despite backing certain candidates from other parties and fielding its own in various constituencies in the Valley, the BJP was unable to secure any seats in the Kashmir Valley, which has 47 of the 90 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
The National Conference (NC), led by former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah, won 42 seats, with 5 independent candidates aligning with the NC post-results.
Furthermore, six legislators from the Congress, one from CPI-M, and one from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also supported the government led by Omar Abdullah in Jammu and Kashmir.
