ANANTNAG: BJP J&K President Ravinder Raina Wednesday said that party is fully prepared for assembly elections and asserted the next J&K chief minister will be from the saffron party.

"We are fully prepared for elections in Jammu & Kashmir, and we want Election Commission to announce elections in J&K," Raina told media persons in south Kashmir's Anantnag. 

He said people of J&K have extended lots of love and affection to BJP and the party is hopeful that J&K will wholeheartedly support them in yet to be held assembly elections.

He said people of Jammu and Kashmir have been close to BJP due to sincere and pro-people politics by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ensured development in every village of J&K. "We have full confidence on people of J&K and we are hopeful the next CM of J&K UT will be from BJP," Raina said.

Pertinently, the former chief minister of J&K Omar Abdullah Tuesday criticized BJP for "delaying" assembly elections in J&K. "BJP has no guts to face the verdict of people of Jammu and Kashmir and it is why they are not holding democratic exercise in J&K," Omar had said.