Modi to begin election campaign from J and K

JAMMU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is starting his electoral campaign today and would visit the state of Jammu and Kashmir on the first day.

Commenting on successful testing of ASAT capability of India, the BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said that achievement of space scientist is phenomenal and there shouldn’t be any politics on the issue.

“We have achieved the capability of targeting low earth orbit satellites. India has joined the elite club of countries. It’s our scientist who has achieved it and let’s not make it a political discourse,” he said.

In 2014, BJP had won the state’s three parliamentary seats – Jammu, Udhampur, and Ladakh – out of six. Jammu and Kashmir will vote for the Lok Sabha elections in five phases – April 11, 18, 23, 29 and May 6. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.