Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced the names of its candidates for the bypolls to the two Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagrota and Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

BJP spokesperson said that Devyani Rana will be the party's candidate for the Nagrota seat in Jammu division, while Aga Syed Mohsin will fight from the Budgam seat in Kashmir.

Nagrota seat fell vacant when the sitting BJP MLA, Devender Singh Rana, passed away on October 31, 2024. He had won the 2024 Assembly election for the BJP from Nagrota.

Devyani Rana is the daughter of the late Devender Singh Rana.

Budgam seat in the Valley fell vacant when the National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah, won the Assembly election from two constituencies of Budgam and Ganderbal in 2024. He later resigne

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