New Delhi, Oct 12, KDC: The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday approved the names of its candidates for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir, which will be conducted under three separate notifications.
According to an official communiqué issued from the BJP’s Central Office, the committee finalized three names for the Upper House seats from the Union Territory.
For the first notification, Dr Ali Mohammad Mir has been nominated as the party’s candidate. Under the second notification, Rakesh Mahajan has been approved, while Sat Pal Sharma has been announced as the BJP’s nominee for the two seats notified under the third notification.
The party expressed confidence that the chosen candidates will “effectively represent the interests of Jammu and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha” and contribute to “strengthening the BJP’s organisational presence and political vision” in the Union Territory.
Party insiders said the selections reflect a balance of regional representation and organisational loyalty, underscoring the BJP’s efforts to consolidate its base across both Jammu and Kashmir regions. (KDC)
