12-28-2008, 11:39 PM
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PTI | New Delhi
After bagging double-figure seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the first time, BJP on Sunday said it is ready to play the role of a "nationalist opposition" and work towards capitalising on its achievements for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
<b>"We, in the BJP, have reason to be happy about the outcome in Jammu and Kashmir. We have done exceedingly well in Jammu and got the highest number of seats than in the past. We will play the role of a nationalist opposition in assembly," </b>BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley said.
BJP leaders said the polarisation of votes between Kashmir valley and Jammu region has helped it increase its tally from one in the last assembly elections to 12 this time.
They said they will capitalise on the party's achievement for the Lok Sabha elections slated for next year.
The saffron party ruled out even exploring possibilities of supporting any of the political parties trying to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir.
<b>The party maintained a safe distance from Congress, PDP and National Conference terming the three as being "soft on terror and of sympathising with the separatists".</b>
Earlier, party vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had ruled out an alliance with these parties saying, "All three of them are directly or indirectly supporting separatists and terrorists."
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PTI | New Delhi
After bagging double-figure seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the first time, BJP on Sunday said it is ready to play the role of a "nationalist opposition" and work towards capitalising on its achievements for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
<b>"We, in the BJP, have reason to be happy about the outcome in Jammu and Kashmir. We have done exceedingly well in Jammu and got the highest number of seats than in the past. We will play the role of a nationalist opposition in assembly," </b>BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley said.
BJP leaders said the polarisation of votes between Kashmir valley and Jammu region has helped it increase its tally from one in the last assembly elections to 12 this time.
They said they will capitalise on the party's achievement for the Lok Sabha elections slated for next year.
The saffron party ruled out even exploring possibilities of supporting any of the political parties trying to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir.
<b>The party maintained a safe distance from Congress, PDP and National Conference terming the three as being "soft on terror and of sympathising with the separatists".</b>
Earlier, party vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had ruled out an alliance with these parties saying, "All three of them are directly or indirectly supporting separatists and terrorists."
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