Jammu Tawi, Mar 21: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) repeated candidate from Udhampur-Kathua Lok Sabha constituency, Jitendra Singh, on Thursday filed his nomination papers.
Jitendra Singh, who is an MoS in PM Office is contesting for the third time from the Udhampur-Kathua seat. He managed a road show through Kalibari, Kathua, leading up to the nomination venue – Deputy Commissioner Kathua office.
Meanwhile, in a significant development, former BJP-PDP government minister Chaudhary Lal Singh, a two-time MP, has returned to the Congress fold after nearly a decade. Lal Singh, has expressed his intent to contest from the Udhampur seat to give a tough fight.