Srinagar, September 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a mega election rally at Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium here on September 19.
The rally is expected to be a grand affair, with thousands of BJP supporters and locals anticipated to attend.
PM Modi will use the platform to connect with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, highlighting his government’s achievements and outlining his party’s vision for the J&K’s future.
The visit is seen as a strategic move by the BJP to woo Kashmiri voters ahead of the crucial Assembly polls. The party is keen to make inroads into the valley, where it has traditionally been weak.
PM Modi’s speech is expected to focus on development, employment, and peace in the region.
He is also likely to highlight the central government’s initiatives aimed at promoting tourism, infrastructure development, and economic growth in Jammu and Kashmir.
The event is being seen as a crucial moment in the run-up to the Assembly elections, which are expected to be held later this year.
Last month BJP devised a list of 40 leaders who will lead the election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the BJP’s campaign in assembly elections, the first such democratic exercise after the state was made Union Territory in August 2019.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP national president J P Nadda, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also included in the list of 40-star campaigners submitted by the party to the Election Commission for the first phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Lal Khattar, G Kishan Reddy, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Jitendra Singh, and former union ministers Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani and Gen (Retd.) V K Singh besides Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur are other prominent faces who will visit Jammu and Kashmir during the campaigning.
The three-phased assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled for September 18, 25, and October 1. The counting of votes will be taken up on October 4.
In a letter addressed to the Election Commission, BJP national general secretary and in-charge headquarters Arun Singh said the list of the 40-star campaigners of the party may be treated as valid for the remaining phases “unless we forward an amended list” within the prescribed time limit.
The list also included former BJP general secretary and recently appointed election in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir Ram Madhav, party national general secretary in charge Jammu and Kashmir Tarun Chugh,
