Although the BJP is not contesting from the three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, over three dozen leaders from the party have started a rare people-to-people contact and asked the cadre to amplify the narrative to support the parties with potential to dislodge the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, along with BJP Jammu and Kashmir unit president Ravinder Raina and general secretary and in-charge Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency Vibodh Gupta, recently chaired a meeting in Rajouri. Two campaigners have been put in charge of each of the 18 Assembly segments of the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
Sources said the BJP leaders are mobilising the support of Hindu, Gujjar and Pahari voters, who make up over 50% of the 18 lakh voters, for the candidates who belong to parties other than NC and the PDP. The polls in Anantnag-Rajouri polls was postponed from May 7 to May 25. Senior leaders like Mr. Raina camped in Anantnag and Baramulla for several days “to ensure cohesive response” of the cadre.
