Overconfident BJP ‘enhances’ seat target for assembly polls

 

Banners, hoardings prop up with revised Mission 55+

PS BALI   

JAMMU, NOV 3: Overconfident BJP is now eyeing 50+ seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, as massive banners and posters are propping up in the prime locations of winter capital boasting about new target.

Interestingly, while life-size hoardings erected at prominent places catch every body’s eye, the working team of the state unit is unaware about any such revised target.  

The multi-dimensional and colorful life-size hoarding can be spotted at the   busy Gangyal Chowk on Jammu-Pathankot Highway. The Hoarding showcases full-size portraits of Prime Minister-Narendra Modi, National Party President-Amit Shah, State President- Jugal Kishore Sharma and State Convener Panchayat Raj Cell- Baldev Singh Billawaria.

The banner also carries many images of BJP symbol ‘Lotus’ along with mission 50+ circumscribed in the map of Jammu and Kashmir, followed by slogan, ‘Delhi Hui Hamari Hai, Ab Jammu Kashmir Ki Baari hai’.

Talking to Greater Kashmir, BJP state spokesperson, Balbir Ram Rattan said that there was no official communiqué in this regard and advised to contact printing in-charge.

When contacted, Literature and Printing in-charge, Brig (retd) Anil Gupta also expressed ignorance about any such development. He said, “The party has not yet decided to set new target, it would be an individual effort and query should be sought from the person(s) who has erected the hoarding,”

 He said Baldev Singh Billwaria - should be asked about the legitimacy of erecting such banners.

 

Confirming the erection of banner as an individual effort, Baldev Singh said, “I have installed this banner on my own with 50+ mission, because recently it was discussed in a party programme that   BJP has the potential to touch over 50 mark in the J&K Assembly Polls,” he said.

Although, party insiders shared that earlier the State unit of the party had targeted 44+ seats in a bid to make maiden opening with complete majority in the J&K, but later on sensing overwhelming response from the people across the state, the unit of the party raised it to 50+.

Pertinently, the BJP is facing much upheaval within after the party dropped many veterans and sitting MLAs from its first candidature list to pave way for new faces and stalwarts of other parties, who had recently joined BJP leaving their old parties. 

Two dissidents of Congress party including Choudhary Lal Singh and R S Pathania have been fielded by the party from Basholi and Ramgarh.