Union Minister Anurag Thakur appointed J&K election incharge for local bodies

New Delhi: MoS Finance and BJP leader Anurag Thakur appointed as the election incharge of the party for the upcoming local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir. National spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain and Haryana MP Sanjay Bhatia will be co-in charges for the J&K polls. The appointment will come into force with immediate effect.

Local body election in the Valley is set to take place from November 28 to December 19. Elections will be held in a total of eight phases for the District Development Council, Panchayats and local bodies. These elections will be held from 28 November to 19 December.

The District Development Council (DDC) elections will be held on the political symbol i.e. the party symbol, while the panchayat and the by-elections will not be on the party symbol.