Jammu, Dec. 26 -- Senior political personalities and prominent social figures from Kashmir, earlier associated with various regional parties, today joined the BJP at the Party Headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, in a significant political development reflecting the growing public confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party.

J&K BJP President and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Sat Sharma, accompanied by BJP J&K General Secretary (Organization) Ashok Koul, welcomed the new entrants into the party fold. J&K BJP Office Secretary Tilak Raj Gupta, district Jammu South President Naresh Singh Jasrotia, and others were also present on the occasion.

Among those who joined the BJP were Mohammad Shafiq Khan, retired from J&K Police and District Vice P...