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Three candidates of the BJP connected Monday (October 13, 2025) filed their information papers for the Rajya Sabha elections being held for 4 seats of Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP has fielded candidates successful 3 seats.
BJP Jammu and Kashmir president Sat Sharma, Ali Mohammad Mir, and Rakesh Mahajan filed their nominations successful Srinagar, earlier the Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Manoj Kumar Pandita, who is the returning serviceman for the polls.
The BJP candidates were accompanied by Union Minister of State successful PMO Jitendra Singh and Rajya Sabha subordinate Ghulam Ali Khatana, among others.
Talking to reporters, elder BJP person and Leader of Opposition successful J-K Assembly Sunil Sharma said his enactment has fielded candidates for 3 of the 4 Rajya Sabha seats and each efforts would beryllium made to triumph each 3 of them.
"We volition bash immoderate it takes to triumph each 3 seats connected which we person fielded candidates," helium said.
Earlier, the BJP candidates near the enactment office astatine Jawahar Nagar successful a procession towards the returning officer's office.
The candidates were accompanied by astir of the enactment MLAs and different leaders from the Valley.
The Election Commission of India has issued 3 notifications for the 4 Rajya Sabha seats successful J&K, holding elections separately connected 2 seats portion the polls for the different 2 seats are being held nether a communal notification.
With an effectual spot of 88 MLAs successful the existent legislative assembly, the BJP, which has 28 MLAs, has a realistic accidental of winning lone 1 seat. It volition request assistance from non-BJP MLAs either to ballot for its candidates oregon abstain from voting for the 2 seats nether communal notification.
