The BJP has begun preparations for the upcoming Assembly polls, instructing its cadre to gear up for the polls. The revocation of Article 370 is expected to be a significant factor influencing the election outcomes.

EC officials during their three-day visit will review the preparedness for the upcoming Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and collect feedback from political parties.

“The strategic wisdom of the central government made it ignore the simmering lava of terrorism inside. The government time and again declared victory against terrorism when terrorists were only spreading their tentacles all across,” Panun Kashmir chairman Ajay Chrungoo told reporters here. 

“The BJP is ready. Whenever the elections are held, our workers are prepared. From Banihal, the BJP is beginning its journey to victory,” he said, addressing party workers on Thursday..