BSP names 55 candidates

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 4: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has cleared 55 candidates by giving them mandate for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the State.
This was stated by Narinder Kashyap, national general secretary, BSP and Member Parliament (MP) Rajya Sabha while interacting with media persons here today.
Announcing candidates, Kashyap informed that from Kathua, the party has given mandate to Som Nath Majotra, Rakesh Kumar will be the party candidate from Nagrota, Ashok Bhagat from Marh, Ex-MLA Som Nath from Samba, Bharat Bhushan Kundal from Bishnah, Jagdish Raj Verma from Vijaypur, Ajab Singh Moten from RS Pura, Karan Singh from Reasi, Raj Kumar Bhagat from Akhnoor, Dr Harjeet Prajapati from Suchetgarh, Dr Ravinder Singh Pappu from Gandhi Nagar, Prof Sukham Chand from Ramnagar, Mohinder Kashyap from Jammu West, Ranjit Singh from Udhampur, Advocate Mohinder Atri from Chenani, Khadim Hussain Bani from Basohli, Naresh Kumar from Billawar, Dr Ramzan Hussain from Bani, Advocate Hak Nawaz from Nowshera, Sharafat Ali from Rajouri, Sheraj Mirza from Darhal, Bihari Lal Dingra from Raipur-Domana, Advocate Nasir-ul-Islam Ahmed from Surankote, Advocate Ashfaq Ahmed from Poonch, Amit Langeh from Ramban, Sanjay Bhagat from Bhaderwah, Chuni Lal from Doda, Javed Ahmed Mir from Bandipora, Ghulam Ahmed Bhatt from Ganderbal, Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh from Bijbehara, Tantray Shafiq from Kokernag, Mohammad Hassan Mir from Kulgam, Mohammad Yaqob Gani from Rajpura, Ghulam Nabi Shah from Lolab, Mohammad Maqbool Athar from Sopore, Shabir Ahmed Shah from Tral, Khursheed Ahmed Malik from Amirakadal, Mohammad Shafi Bhat from Badgam, Puran Chand from Hiranagar, Mohammad Shafi Khan from Mendhar, Mohammad Ali Sohail from Banihal, Des Raj Bhagat from Kishtwar, Jyoti Prakash Bhagat from Inderwal, Imtiaz Ahmed Gojari from Sonawari, Mohammad Shafi from Gulmarg, Mohammad Amin Bhat from Dooru, Dr Mohammad Ashraf Hakim from Shangar, Athar Sayed Angrali from Pulwama, Ghulam Ahmed Shah from Langet, Pir Shehzad from Baramulla, Ashiq Hussain Lone from Pattan, Shamim Begum from Sangrama, Nasir Ahmed Ganai from Sonawar, Abdul Rashid Ganai from Chadura and Shafiqa Akhtar from Karnah.
BSP has fielded young faces for the Assembly elections and has given mandate to the people of all castes, he added. He further disclosed that the candidates for the rest of the seats will be announced soon.
He stated that BSP was affected due to Narendra Modi’s campaign during Lok Sabha elections, but this time, BSP will surely emerge winner in the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
“There is internal attachment between PDP and BJP”, he said, adding that BSP will not go for any coalition to form Government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Among others present were Prakash Bharti, incharge BSP Punjab, Avtar Singh Krimpuri, MP Rajya Sabha, president, BSP Punjab, Choudhary Gurnam Singh, Incharge, BSP J&K and Tulsi Dass Langeh, president, BSP, J&K.