BJP forms panel for panchayat, municipal polls

JAMMU: The state unit of the BJP on Saturday said it had formed an eight-member committee for the panchayat and municipal elections in the state. The committee was formed at a meeting chaired by the BJP national vice-president and in charge of the party in J&K Avinash Rai Khanna, a spokesperson said. He said the members of the panel include MPs Jugal Kishore Sharma, Shamsher Singh Manhas and Thupstan Chhewang, party state vice-president Yudhvir Sethi, general secretary Pawan Khajuria, MLA Shakti Raj Parihar and MLC Vibhodh Gupta. State BJP president Ravinder Raina also attended the meeting. PTI