Srinagar, Oct 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee on Tuesday approved its candidates for the upcoming assembly by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sushri Devyani Rana will contest from Nagrota (Constituency No. 77) while Aga Syed Mohsin has been fielded from Budgam (Constituency No. 27).

The announcement was made by Arun Singh, National General Secretary and In-Charge of BJP Headquarters.

The announcement comes just weeks before the November 11 polling date, with the constituency – a traditional BJP stronghold – having fallen vacant following the untimely death of Devyani’s father and senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana, on October 31, 2024.

Devyani Rana, 32, the daughter of the late MLA and niece of Union Minister, expressed unbridled confidence in carryin

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