SRINAGAR: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has changed presidents of four districts of Kashmir including, Baramulla, Kupwara, Budgam and Anantnag Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Hindustan Times reported.
The district president of Baramulla, Sufi Mohiudin has been replaced by young leader Raja Waqar who is from an influential phari family in Uri. Sufi has been made a member of the state working committee of the party.
Another vocal leader Javeed Quershi has been appointed as the district president of the Kupwara unit in place of Abdul Rehman Lone, who also has been adjusted in the state unit as member.
Quershi who hails from Kandi Kupwara region is currently based in Handwara and had joined party in 2018.
Advocate Wajhat Hussain has been nominated as the district president of Anantnag district replacing Nazir Ahmad Gania who has been appointed as the vice-president of Minority Morcha BJP J&K UT. Hassan has been an old party leader who had good connections within the party’s rank and file.
Another young leader, Hakeem Rahullah Gazi has been appointed as district president of Budgam replacing Sameer Shah who has been also adjusted in the state working unit of party.
