The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday finalized the names of its three candidates for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir. These elections are being held under three separate notifications to fill four vacant seats in the Union Territory.
According to the official order issued from the party’s central office, Ghulam Mohammad Mir has been nominated for one seat under the first notification, Rakesh Mahajan for one seat under the second notification, and Sat Pal Sharma has been nominated for two seats notified under the third notification.
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BJP has expressed confidence that the selected candidates will effectively represent the interests of Jammu and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. The party said that the selection of these candidates will further strengthen the organizational presence and political vision of the BJP in the Union Territory.
Four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir were lying vacant since February 2021, because the assembly did not exist at that time. After the recent assembly elections, voting for these seats has been scheduled for October 24. According to political analysts, based on party lines in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the BJP is expected to win one seat, while the National Conference (NC)-led alliance has a stranglehold on three seats.