Talks on within party over 3 Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir: Hardeep Singh Puri

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Srinagar: The BJP is not leaving any ground and the "best of the people" are discussing the matter on supporting candidates in the three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir valley, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday. Speaking at Viksit Bharat ambssadors' meet here, Puri said the 2024 general elections would produce a victory in favour of development so that the country moves forward to another significant chapter in the realisation of a 'Viksit Bharat'.

ALSO READ: '22 persons have same money as population of 70 cr': Rahul Gandhi Asked about the BJP's expectations from the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the minister said, "The country is in election mode. The BJP's expectation from the country is that the 2024 elections will produce a convincing victory for development, for 'vikas', so that we move to another significant chapter in the realisation of a Viksit Bharat." Asked why the BJP did not field any candidates on the three seats in the Kashmir valley -- Anantnag-Rajouri, Srinagar, and Baramulla, the Union minister said, "Best of the people are discussing this and I assure you that whatever is being evaded, will be taken care of soon," he said, adding that the party "has not left any ground".

He said change does not take place overnight. "See the change and improvement in the situation (in Kashmir).

Whatever shortcomings are there in the other political processes, they will also be fulfilled," Puri said. "Wherever there have been troubled conditions for an extended period of time and you opened up the process, you do not expect change overnight," he said.

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