Union Minister Nadda Visits Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
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Synopsis
On March 1, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda visited the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, accompanied by key party officials. He is set to address a BJP workshop aimed at enhancing the participation of first-time MLAs in the upcoming Budget session.
Key Takeaways
- Union Minister Nadda visited Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.
- He addressed a two-day BJP workshop for MLAs.
- The workshop aims to prepare legislators for the Budget session.
- BJP won 29 seats in the Jammu division.
- No seats were won in the Kashmir region.
Jammu, March 1 (NationPress) Union Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J. P. Nadda visited the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine located in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. He was joined by his wife, Mallika Nadda, MoS for Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh, BJP national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh, and the president of the BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit, Sat Sharma.
Minister Nadda offered prayers at the cave shrine and subsequently traveled to the Mata Vaishno Devi base camp town of Katra.
He is set to address the closing session of a two-day BJP workshop, which commenced on Friday and is aimed at the 28 MLAs of the party, most of whom are serving their first term in the assembly.
The workshop, titled 'Vidahayak Prashishan Shivir', was jointly inaugurated by BJP national general secretary B. L. Santosh and Sat Sharma at a hotel in Katra.
According to party sources, the workshop's objective is to enhance the effective involvement of BJP legislators during the upcoming Budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, commencing on March 3 in Jammu.
The BJP secured 29 seats in the 90-member Assembly, with all 28 MLAs from the Jammu division.
However, the party did not win any of the 47 Assembly seats in Kashmir during the last elections.
The National Conference (NC), led by former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, claimed victory in 42 seats, while five independent MLAs later aligned with the NC.
Additionally, the Congress party won six seats and announced its support for the NC government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah without participating in the government.
