Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | JKPC |
| President | Sajjad Gani Lone |
| Chairman | Abdul Gani Vakil |
| Secretary | Imran Raza Ansari |
| Founder | Abdul Ghani Lone, Iftikhar Hussain Ansari |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | VIP-4 Church Lane |
| Youth wing | Youth JKPC |
| Women's wing | JKPC Women's Wing |
| Alliance | NDA (2016–2018; 2024–present) PAGD (2020–2021) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 |
| Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | 0 / 90 |
| Seats in District Development Council | 8 / 280 |
| Election symbol | |
| Apple | |
| Website | |
| https://www.jkpcofficial.org/ | |
The Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India, founded by Abdul Ghani Lone and Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 1978.[1][2] It is currently led by Sajjad Lone.[3] It won two seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 2014 elections. The party has origins in separatism and has since shifted into being a front for the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4]
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- ^ "Meet the separatist-turned-nationalist younger brother of PM Modi in J&K". ThePrint. 24 November 2018.