Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

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The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] The PDP was headed and founded by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. His daughter, Mehbooba Mufti, succeeded him as party leader and as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir following his death in January 2016. The party is a member of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration electoral alliance. The party is also a member of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance since its founding on 18 June 2023.[2]

Currently Mehbooba Mufti[3] remains as the president of the party, with Waheed Para serving as the legislative party leader in the J&K Assembly, Fayaz Ahmad Mir as whip [4] and Mirza Mehboob Beg as the Chief Spokesperson for the party.

History

The PDP was founded in 1999 by the former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.[5][6][7] It captured power in Jammu and Kashmir in October 2002 Assembly elections. In 2004, it had one member each in the Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha. It was a member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance until the 2009 general election.[8]

Sayeed headed the PDP-Indian National Congress coalition government between October 2002 and November 2005, and he was the party's patron until his death on 7 January 2016.[9] The PDP is now headed by Mehbooba Mufti, Sayeed's daughter.[10]

The PDP operates on the ideology of self-rule, as distinctly different from the issues of autonomy. It believes that self-rule as a political philosophy, as opposed to autonomy, ensures the empowerment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, while further engaging in debates over new political territoriality of the Jammu and Kashmir.[11]

In the 2014 general election, three of its members were elected to the Lok Sabha, and its strength in the Legislative Assembly was 28 and in the Rajya Sabha was two.[12] The party ran a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir with the Bharatiya Janata Party[13] until the BJP abandoned the coalition on June 19, 2018, due to concerns about terrorism and radicalization in Kashmir.[14]

The party won just 3 seats in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. It was also its worst election performance in Jammu and Kashmir since its formation.

Election results

Year Election Seats Won Change in Seat % of votes votes swing Ref.
1998 Indian general election 12th Lok Sabha 0
2002 Legislative Assembly election 8th Assembly 16
2004 Indian general election 14th Lok Sabha 1 22.02 Increase2  –
2008 Legislative Assembly election 9th Assembly 21 5 Increase5  –
2009 Indian general election 15th Lok Sabha 0 Decrease 2  –
2014 Indian general election 16th Lok Sabha 3 3 20.50 Template:Sfn
2014 Legislative Assembly election 10th Assembly 28 5 22.7 Increase 7  –
2020 District Development Council 1st Council 27 27 3.9 Increase 27  –
2024 Indian general election 18th Lok Sabha 0 0 8.48
2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election 3 -25 8.87

List of ministers

Chief

No Name Image Constituency Term of office Tenure length Party Governor
1 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg Pahalgam 2 November 2002 2 November 2005 Template:Age in years and days People's Democratic Party Girish Chandra Saxena
2 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg Anantnag 1 March 2015 7 January 2016 Template:Age in years and days People's Democratic Party N. N. Vohra
3 Mehbooba Mufti File:MehboobaMufti Ji.jpg Anantnag 4 April 2016 20 June 2018 Template:Age in years and days People's Democratic Party N. N. Vohra

Deputy chief

No Name Constituency Term of office Tenure length 5,years
1 Muzaffar Hussain Baig Pahalgam 2 November 2006 11 July 2008 Template:Age in years and days 10th

See also

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