SRINAGAR: The BJP on Monday released a list of 44 candidates for the three-phase election to 90 Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, but deleted it soon after. Hours later, the BJP released a fresh list, but this had only names of 15 candidates picked for the first phase of the election.
As per the list issued by the BJP, Syed Showkat Gayoor will be the party’s candidate from Pampore, Arshid Bhat from Rajpora, Javid Qadri from Shopian, Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West, Adv Wazahat from Anantnag, Sofi Yousuf from Bijbehara-Srigufwara, Tariq Keen from Inderwal, Shagun Parihar from Kishtwar, Sunil Sharma from Padder-Nagsani, Dilip Singh Parihar from Bhaderwah, Gajesh Rana from Doda, Shakti Raj Parihar from Doda West, Rakesh Thakur from Ramban, and Salim Bhat from Banihal.
