Amit Shah to meet BJP MLAs from Jammu and Kashmir to shape party strategy

Amit Shah to meet BJP MLAs from Jammu and Kashmir to shape party strategy

Jammu, February 10: Ensuring party's agenda fulfillment and development in both the divisions, the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah is set to meet all 28 MLAs of the BJP from Jammu and Kashmir either during a visit to the Jammu region or will call them to New Delhi if the visit doesn’t mature to draw up party’s political strategy in the Union Territory.As per reports, Shah has given assurance to Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma, BJP MLA from Paddar, who called on the Home Minister in New Delhi this evening.Sources said that Shah is likely to draw roadmap for Jammu and Kashmir on strengthening the party, carrying forward its agenda and ensuring development in the entire UT especially through ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs).

Pertinent to mention, BJP won 29 seats in the UT in September-October 2024 Assembly elections but one of its stalwart and MLA Nagrota Devender Singh Rana passed away. The BJP now has 28 MLAs. In its election manifesto as well as through poll rallies, the BJP had made number of promises with the people but it fell short of majority.

Shah is understood to have asked Sunil Sharma, the BJP Legislature Party leader to ensure that there is no violation of the Constitution in upcoming budget session of the Legislature beginning March 3. This will be first budget session of J&K as the UT in which Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds charge of the Finance Department, will present the budget for 2025-26.