Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday elected Sunil Sharma as the Leader of the legislature party in Jammu and Kashmir. With this, the former minister is ready to take over the role of the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly.
In the recently concluded elections in the state, the party won 29 seats. This was the first time that the party became the main opposition party in the Union Territory. In 2015, when Jammu and Kashmir was a state, the BJP formed the government, along with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
श्री @SatSharmaCA जी जम्मू-कश्मीर भाजपा के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष के पद पर हुए नियुक्त। pic.twitter.com/66WY74aSln
— BJP Jammu & Kashmir (@BJP4JnK) November 3, 2024
Defeated NC candidate in recently concluded Assembly polls
An MLA from Padder–Nagseni Assembly constituency, Sharma (47) has been elected to the Assembly for the second time. In the recently concluded election, he defeated Pooja Thakur of the National Conference by a margin of 1,546 votes. The constituency was created recently after the 2022 delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir.
Notably, Sharma had earlier represented Kishtwar constituency in the 2014 assembly polls. During the PDP-BJP coalition government, he served as the minister of state for science and technology, as well as transport. Studied till Class XII Sharma has a clean record and has no criminal cases against him. He also played an important role in the BJP’s growth in the state, especially after the Abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Close connection with BJP’s central leadership
Sharma is reported to have a close connection with the central leadership of the BJP. During the recent Assembly Elections in the Union Territory, he had also campaigned for other party candidates..
