4 months, 1 week ago

Decoding the PDP’s Rise and Fall in Jammu and Kashmir

Published : Nov 20, 2024 15:35 IST - 12 MINS READ One August afternoon earlier this year, Aijaz Ahmad Mir, a young politician and former MLA of the Peoples Democratic Party, was busy campaigning in his constituency of Zainapora in South Kashmir when he learned that the party leadership had decided not to give him a ticket to contest in the Assembly election. “I was shocked,” said Mir, adding “not because I was denied the mandate but because I wasn’t even consulted before the decision.” The party had decided to field Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, a former personal assistant of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. The rise of the PDP The Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party was founded in 1999 by the former Union Home Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. The fall Mehboob’s former party leaders told Frontline that while Senior Mufti had chosen to align with the BJP with “conviction” his daughter was not comfortable with the saffron party. “The PDP’s prospects will be defined by a variety of factors, overwhelmingly external to the party’s own actions,” said Sahni, adding, “If, for any reason, public anger swells against the NC and Congress, there will be an opportunity for the PDP to step into the resulting power vacuum.” Another point to note, as Sahni said, is that if PDP’s ambitions coalesce with New Delhi’s calculations, it may well receive “covert assistance from the agencies that contributed to its initial rise”.

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1 month, 1 week ago

Haryana municipal elections a low-key affair for JJP, INLD, AAP

The Hindu

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Live Mint

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3 months ago

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Firstpost

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Delicate dance with New Delhi’: Mehbooba Mufti's PDP calls for a conciliatory approach to Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times

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4 months, 1 week ago

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Firstpost

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4 months, 1 week ago

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Live Mint

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu

The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday appointed legislator Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, 36, as the Leader of the Legislative Party in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. A PDP spokesman said Mr. Parra’s selection as the Leader of the Legislative Party “reflects his strong connection with the people and his steadfast dedication to their welfare”. This proactive approach is deeply rooted in the …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Set to Dominate Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections: Family Benefits and Democracy Boost

The Hindu

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

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India Today

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Leads With 51 Seats Whereas Congress Trails With 34

ABP News

The results of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are coming in, and early trends indicate a major shift in Haryana. This election marks the first major direct contest between the BJP and Congress in the state after the Lok Sabha elections, and the results are expected to influence the political landscape in other states that are scheduled …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: Sudhanshu Trivedi's Huge Disclosure On The Early Trends | ABP News

ABP News

5 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Election Result Highlights: NC-Cong alliance wins 49 seats; BJP wins 29

Hindustan Times

J&K Election Result Highlights: The counting of votes for the 90 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Tuesday, with the National Conference-Congress alliance securing 49 seats. Abdullah also criticised the move to grant the Lieutenant Governor the authority to nominate members to the five reserved seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, stating that his party would challenge …

6 months ago

J&K elections: Rajnath, Kharge hold rallies as campaign for final phase ends

Hindustan Times

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held rallies in parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday where they targeted each other’s camps as political parties wrapped up their campaigning in Jammu and Kashmir before the last of the assembly constituencies go to polls on Tuesday. Defence minister Singh, who held a rally in Gurez assembly segment …

6 months, 1 week ago

J&K polls: A shaky Opposition could offset BJP’s tricky set of challenges

Hindustan Times

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6 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes today for an elected govt after 10 years: A look at its journey – Firstpost

Firstpost

From the BJP to the National Conference, both national and regional parties are geared up to form the next possible government in the region after a hiatus of 10 years. Jammu and Kashmir is likely to flip a new page in its political affairs after October 8, the day results will be announced The first phase of elections will be …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Anantnag Assembly Election 2024: Congress vs BJP vs Apni Party vs PDP | Who will win the seat?

India TV News

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti takes sharp dig at Omar for contesting elections on two assembly seats

India TV News

Taking a sharp dig at National Conference president Omar Abdullah contesting on two Jammu and Kasmir assembly seats, Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that the latter has been changing his stand according to the situation. Speaking to reports, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti said, "Omar Abdullah was reiterating one thing from the last 3-4 years that he …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Omar Abdullah hints at possible BJP-PDP alliance in poll-bound J&K

Live Mint

National Conference vice president, Omar Abdullah hinted on September 2 that the Bharatiya Janata Party was perhaps again in touch with People's Democratic Party through RSS leader and former party general secretary, Ram Madhav. The Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP is the only party in the poll bound Jammu and Kashmir which has good connections with Madhav, said Abdullah, the former chief …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

J-K Assembly Polls: Discontent in Kashmir BJP after resignations in Jammu

Live Mint

After resentment and resignations of its leaders from Jammu over ticket distribution, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now facing anger in Kashmir division in the run up to assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The party leaders in Kashmir Valley are unhappy with the leadership for fielding candidates in only eight of the sixteen seats voting in first phase in …

7 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir assembly election: BJP releases third list of 29 candidates

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released its third list of 29 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The party has fielded Ashok Bhat to contest from Habbakadal, Mohammad Akram Choudhary from Gulabgarh, Kuldeep Raj Dubey from Reasi, Baldev Raj Sharma from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Thakur Randhir Singh from Kalakote-Sunderbani. Read: Government sets up helpdesk …

7 months ago

J-K Assembly Polls: ‘BJP should focus on setting its house in order; chairs were broken,’ says Omar Abdullah

Live Mint

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said that for the first time, he saw that the BJP deleted its list within 10 minutes of releasing it. "The BJP should focus on setting its house in order.For the first time, I saw that the BJP deleted its list within 10 minutes of releasing it. Abdullah's remarks came after the Bharatiya Janata …

7 months ago

J-K Assembly polls: Congress announces first list of 9 candidates. Full details here

Live Mint

The Congress party released its first list of nine candidates for the three-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir late on Monday night. The announcement came after the Congress clinched a seat-sharing deal with ally National Conference for the upcoming polls in the Union Territory. The first list of candidates came hours after the Congress clinched a seat-sharing deal with …

7 months ago

J-K Assembly Polls: BJP releases revised list, names 15 candidates for phase 1 voting in UT

Live Mint

The Bharatiya Janata Party released on Monday a revised list of candidates for 15 seats for the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The new list includes names of candidates for just first phase of polling in the Union Territory scheduled on September 18. The three-phase polling will be the shortest polling period in any assembly elections held in …

7 months, 1 week ago

J-K assembly polls: How Jammu and Kashmir threw up hung verdicts in elections since 2002. Explained in 10 points

Live Mint

Jammu and Kashmir is all set to hold its first Assembly elections in a decade to elect a government after over six years of Central rule. This will be the shortest polling period in any assembly elections held in Jammu and Kashmir since 2002 polls. In 2002, the polls were held in four phases, in 2008 the election were held …

7 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Jammu and Kashmir minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali joins BJP ahead of assembly polls

Live Mint

Ahead of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir starting from September 18, former cabinet minister, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, joined BJP at the party office in Jammu on Sunday. The Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted in three phases from September 18 to October 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday. …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

LA Times

India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Mohit Bhan, a spokesman for Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party, said Friday’s announcement was “too little, too late.” …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

J-K Assembly polls should have taken place 6 years ago; Govt not doing favour to people, says PDP’s Iltija Mufti

Live Mint

People's Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Friday welcomed the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, but said the polls should have taken place six years ago. "The PDP welcomes the poll announcement," Mufti said, hours after Election Commission announced schedule for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on August 16. The assembly polls for 90 seats of …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

Associated Press

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 1 seat, leading in 10; NDA parties ahead in 2

Deccan Chronicle

INDIA bloc member AAP won the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll in Punjab while the alliance's other constituents -- Congress, TMC and DMK -- were leading in 10 of the remaining 12 seats where by-elections were held earlier this week, according to the counting trends on the Election Commission website and state officials.While the BJP was in the lead in Himachal …

9 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir: PDP holds meet in Jammu to chalk out action plan for Assembly Elections

India TV News

Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party held a meeting in Jammu on Saturday to chalk out its action plan in preparation for the Assembly Elections, supposed to be held before the end of September this year. The meeting, chaired by PDP vice-president Abdul Hameed Choudhary at Gandhi Nagar party headquarters, was primarily convened to gear up and strengthen the party cadres …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: In Rajasthan, Congress had a strategic approach while BJP was complacent

The Hindu

The Congress’ performance in Rajasthan appears all the more dramatic in the backdrop of the clean sweep by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last two parliamentary elections. Post-poll data show that the BJP once again drew substantial support from the urban, more educated, economically better-off, upper caste sections of the electorate in the State. That the party still won …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Why the BJP underperformed in U.P.

The Hindu

The INDIA coalition’s performance in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections has surprised everyone. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey data show that the general/upper caste Brahmin, Rajput, and Vaishya voters largely favoured the BJP, while the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Muslim voters preferred the INDIA coalition. Yadav and Muslim voters consolidated in favour of the INDIA coalition along …

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Assembly Results 2024: BJP Takes Lead On 28 Seats Of Arunachal Pradesh, Watch Report | ABP News

ABP News

Currently, BJP seems to be gaining majority in the trends related to Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections. The results of the elections to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh and 32-member Sikkim State Assemblies are scheduled to be declared on June 2, two days ahead of the Lok Sabha poll outcomes. In Arunachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party held an advantage with 10 …

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Arunachal Pradesh Election Result 2024 : BJP Gets Majority In Trends, Congress No Where To Be Seen

ABP News

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Peoples Democratic Party on revival mode after losing its senior leaders

Hindustan Times

The Peoples Democratic Party led by Mehbooba Mufti is on a revival mode after losing most of its senior leaders post the abrogation of Article 370-- courtesy vigorous poll campaigning, symbolism and messaging of being left alone for Lok Sabha elections and also wooing of the youth, women and tribal voters with an appeal that they shouldn’t boycott this time. …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

In Nagaland, remarkable unity among all MLAs for one LS candidate…

Hindustan Times

As Nagaland prepares to go to polls for its lone seat in the Lok Sabha on April 19, all the 60 MLAs in the state’s opposition-less assembly have, in a rare occurrence, extended support to the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Bharatiya Janata Party -led People’s Democratic Alliance consensus candidate Dr Chumben Murry who will be contesting on NDPP ticket. …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Congress, NC announce seat-sharing formula for J&K and Ladakh

The Hindu

Leaving out the Peoples Democratic Party from seat-sharing arrangements in J&K, INDIA bloc constituents the Congress party and the National Conference, on Monday announced a pre-poll seat sharing arrangement for J&K and Ladakh. The announcement was made jointly by NC vice president Omar Abdullah, and Congress leader and the party’s seat sharing committee member Salman Khurshid, in New Delhi. The …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

PDP to contest on all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri

The Hindu

The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday announced it will field candidates from all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, with party president Mehbooba Mufti contesting from south Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri seat. PDP youth president Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra and former Rajya Sabha member Fayaz Ahmad Mir will contest from central Kashmir’s Srinagar and north Kashmir’s Baramulla seats, respectively. However, Ms. Mufti …

1 year ago

No Simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly Polls in J&K

Deccan Chronicle

said that "we stand committed" that the Assembly elections in J&K would be held soon after the Lok Sabha poll process is completed as there will be availability of additional forces. Reacting, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said there was "something fishy" in not holding the Assembly elections. So much so that even the panchayat and municipal elections are not …

1 year, 1 month ago

Alliance partners uneased over Farooq Abdullah’s ‘go solo’ in Jammu and Kashmir remark

Hindustan Times

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s remarks of the party contesting the impending Lok Sabha elections alone has left its INDIA bloc allies, the Peoples Democratic Party in particular, at unease. In Jammu and Kashmir, NC, PDP and Congress are all part of the INDIA bloc alliance, which has been battered by desertions and tough seat-sharing negotiations among allies at the …

1 year, 3 months ago

'Should unite to achieve larger goal': PDP favours pre-poll alliance with National Conference in J&K

Firstpost

In support of a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the PDP on Wednesday said that the Union Territory’s people should unite to accomplish the greater objective In support of a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the PDP on Wednesday said that the Union Territory’s …

1 year, 5 months ago

ABP-CVoter Snap Poll: Congress Or BJP, Which Party Could Win Rajasthan Election? Here's What Voters Think

ABP News

As Rajasthan gears up for the November 25 assembly elections, ABP and CVoter reached out to the voters of the state to find out which party or alliance in their opinion will win the upcoming assembly elections in the state. In Rajasthan, where the Congress party is in power, 47.7 per cent of respondents think that BJP can win the …

1 year, 5 months ago

Assembly elections: Chhattisgarh, MP, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Telangana to vote from Nov 7 to 30, results on Dec 3

India TV News

Assembly elections: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule of upcoming Assembly elections in five states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. As far as the performance of political parties in all these poll-bound states, the Congress party is leading governments in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, while the BJP rules Madhya Pradesh where Congress emerged as …

1 year, 9 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Completes 5-year Central Rule; Political Parties Raise Chorus for Early Polls

News 18

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday completed five years without an elected government, prompting a scathing attack from the mainstream National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party over the delay in restoration of democracy in the Union Territory. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two Union …

2 years ago

NC, PDP, Congress Delegation Meets Election Commission, Demands Polls In J&K

ABP News

New Delhi: A delegation of National Conference, Peoples’ Democratic Party along with Congress met the Election Commission of India to demand elections in Jammu and Kashmir. After the meeting, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said that the poll body has assured to look into this matter and added, “it's unfortunate that a State which is the crown of India was …

2 years ago

PM Modi to attend Meghalaya Assembly swearing in on Tuesday; UDP allotted two Cabinet berths

The Hindu

The United Democratic Party, a constant in every alliance government in Meghalaya since 2010 except for a five-year phase from 2013, has been allotted two berths in the Cabinet of the new five-party government to be headed by the National People’s Party. After the newly-elected MLAs took the oath of office on Monday, Chief Minister-designate Conrad K. Sangma said his …

2 years ago

People of northeast reiterated their trust in PM Modi, says Assam CM Sarma

Deccan Chronicle

Agartala : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that people of the three northeastern states where elections were recently held have reiterated their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In Nagaland, BJP secured 12 seats, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party won 25 seats and Nationalist Congress Party bagged seven seats. In Meghalaya, the National People's Party won 26 seats, …

2 years ago

Meghalaya Election Results 2023: Counting Over, NPP Falls Short Of Majority; Sarma Claims Conrad Sangma Sought BJP's Support

News 18

National People’s Party emerged as the single-largest party winning 26 seats in the 60-member state assembly. Meanwhile, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma has sought Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah’s blessing in forming the new government in the state as his party fell short of majority figure. Sri @SangmaConrad, Chief …

2 years ago

Meghalaya Elections: CM Sangma’s Majority Dream Dashed; NPP’s Defeat Margin in 3 Seats Less than 100

News 18

As predicted by exit polls, Meghalaya delivered a hung verdict as the counting of votes polled on February 27 took place on Thursday. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party emerged as the single-largest party winning 26 seats but fell short of the majority figure of 31 in the 60-member assembly. Congress and Trinamool Congress got 5 seats each while …

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