Jammu & Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday said the Assembly elections in the Union Territory would likely be held early next year after the completion of the delimitation exercise.

He said the supporters of terrorism are the enemies of the people of the Union Territory and would be treated in accordance with the law of the land which is equal for everyone -- whether a government employee, politician or an ordinary citizen.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised by the BJP at its headquarters to pay homage to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue and leader of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh Pandit Deendayal Deendayal Upadhyaya here, Raina said the delimitation exercise is in progress and was expected to be completed by the year-end.

"On August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the ramparts of the Red Fort announced that the delimitation exercise will be followed by the assembly elections in J&K. The delimitation is likely to be completed by the year-end and so the elections to the J&K Assembly will be held early next year," he said when asked about the upcoming polls in the union territory.

In March 2020, the BJP-led Government had constituted a delimitation commission to redraw Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in Jammu &Kashmir. The commission is yet to submit its report.

However, the BJP leader said his party is fully prepared for the elections and would win the elections with 50-plus seats to form the next government in Jammu & Kashmir.

"The BJP-led Government at the Centre has benefited the people of Jammu & Kashmir by its schemes and developmental programmes. The people are satisfied and will bless the party during the elections. The next chief minister will be from our party," Raina claimed.

Earlier, he was joined by National General Secretary, in-charge J&K, Tarun Chugh and other senior leaders to pay tributes to Upadhyay.

Asked about the criticism of the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the sacking of Government employees having terror links, he said, "The law is equal for everyone. If action is taken against an ordinary person found working as an overground worker of terrorists, there is no justification to spare a government employee having links with terrorists."