Pawan Khajuria had contested the election as an independent candidate (Archive)
Three senior BJP leaders were suspended on Wednesday for contesting the state Assembly elections against the party's official candidates in Jammu and Kashmir, a party spokesperson said.
J&K BJP vice-president Pawan Khajuria and top party leaders Balwan Singh and Narinder Singh Bhau have been suspended from the party on the recommendation of a disciplinary committee headed by Sunil Sethi, the spokesperson said.
Khajuria and Singh had contested the election as an independent and National Panthers Party (NPP) candidate respectively from the eastern part of the state's Udhampur district, where the BJP fielded former MLA RS Pathania.
Bhau is contesting as an independent from Chhamb constituency in Jammu against party candidate and former MLA Rajeev Kumar. Senior Congress leader and former deputy chief minister Tara Chand is also trying his luck from the seat.
The BJP spokesperson said that party president Sat Paul Sharma had ordered the suspension of the three leaders from party membership for an “act of indiscipline” in contesting elections against the party's official candidates.
The BJP faced revolts in nearly a dozen constituencies, with several prominent leaders announcing their resignation and some contesting as independents to win the elections.
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