The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a state

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in Jammu and Kashmir,

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. 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. Currently Mehbooba Mufti 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 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. It captured power in Jammu and Kashmir in October 2002 Assembly elections. In 2004, it had one member each in the

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and in the

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. It was a member of the ruling

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until the 2009 general election. Sayeed headed the PDP-

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coalition government between October 2002 and November 2005, and he was the party's patron until his death on 7 January 2016. The PDP is now headed by Mehbooba Mufti, Sayeed's daughter. 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. 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. The party ran a

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in Jammu and Kashmir with the

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until the BJP abandoned the coalition on June 19, 2018, due to concerns about terrorism and radicalization in Kashmir. 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

List of ministers

Chief

Deputy chief

References

Works cited

External links

Official Website

at Elections.in {{Jammu and Kashmir topics State political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Political parties established in 1999 1999 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir Member parties of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance