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Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to take place after the Amarnath Yatra, which commenced on June 28 and will mark its official conclusion on August 19.

 

BJP national leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda, have instructed state BJP leaders to gear up for the polls, a news outlet quoted sources as saying.

 

Amit Shah and JP Nadda have reportedly directed the state unit start thorough preparations confirming that the BJP will contest all 90 seats in the Assembly.

 

Since the state’s special status was revoked in 2019, it has been split into two Union Territories after the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly in November 2018.

 

The party leadership has also clarified that BJP will not form a pre-election alliance with any other party in the state.

 

However, it could consider seat adjustments and electoral understandings with like-minded parties.

 

There will be no specific chief ministerial candidate projected by the BJP for the upcoming elections, sources said.

 

 Over the next few days, key Union Ministers and national BJP leaders will visit the state even as the party plans to launch a mass contact programme to engage with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. 

 

BJP President JP Nadda, who is visiting Jammu on July 6, will kick-start these preparations by addressing the state executive meeting.

 

The state BJP unit, currently led by Ravinder Raina, will not undergo any leadership changes or organisational restructuring, the media outlet said, quoting sources.

 

Sources also hinted at the possibility of simultaneous elections in Jammu and Kashmir, along with Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Haryana, although no final decision has been made yet.