Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) in-charge Tarun Chugh is meeting Peoples' Conference Sajad Lone and Jammu-Kashmir Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari to finalise the agreement on the pre-poll alliance for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, sources informed.
Sources said that Tarun Chugh is already in Srinagar for the meeting with Sajad Lone and Altaf Bukhari.
According to reports, BJP is likely to stay away from polls in Kashmir and support Altaf Bukhari and Sajad Lone in Srinagar and Baramulla. Azad is already in touch with the saffron party's leadership.
Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir will take place in the first five phases as the Union Territory has a total of five seats. Srinagar will vote in the fourth phase on May 13 and Baramulla in fifth phase on May 20.
I.N.D.I.A tie-ups
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Vice President of National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah on April 4 said that the National Conference (NC) and Congress will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections jointly.
A day after Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced its decision to field candidates for all three Lok Sabha seats in the Valley, Omar Abdullah told media that his party and the Congress will fight the Lok Sabha elections jointly.
He said that the NC President Farooq Abdullah is campaigning for the Congress candidates in the Jammu division and that the Congress has assured support to the NC in the Valley. He said that the picture would be clear in a few days since Congress is likely to come up with an announcement in this regard.
When will J-K vote?
The Lok Sabha polls in the Union Territory will be held in the first five phases on April 19 (Udhampur), April 26 (Jammu), May 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), May 13 (Srinagar) and May 20 (Baramulla).
The counting of votes will be taken up on June 4 (Tuesday).
