Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
AbbreviationJKPDP
LeaderMehbooba Mufti
General SecretaryGhulam Nabi Lone
Rajya Sabha LeaderVacant
FounderMufti Mohammed Sayeed
Founded1999
Headquarters2, Circuit House, Emporium Lane, Residency Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India[1]
Student wingPeoples Democratic Student Union[2]
Youth wingPDP Youth Wing
IdeologyKashmiriyat
Autonomism[3]
Regionalism
ECI StatusState Party[4]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
0 / 90
Seats in District Development Council
27 / 280
Election symbol
Ink-pot & Pen
Party flag
Website
jkpdp.in

The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[6] 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.[7]

Currently Mehbooba Mufti[8] remains as the President of the party, with Ghulam Nabi Lone and Mehboob Beg serve as its General Secretary and General Secretary (Org) respectively. Waheed Para currently serves as its Youth Wing President [9][10][11]

  1. ^ "JKPDP Srinagar Office". JKPDP.org. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
  2. ^ "PDSU- students' wing of PDP formulated". Greater Kashmir. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ Jammu Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party. "Self Rule". Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. ^ Hussain, Aijaz (1 March 2015). "Hindu nationalist party forms coalition government in Kashmir". The Associated Press. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Profiles: Political parties: The key political parties in Jammu and Kashmir". www.aljazeera.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Picking the name INDIA for alliance, Opposition parties frame 2024 battle as BJP vs the country". The Hindu. 18 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Engineer Rashid's campaigner Shoukat Pandit detained by J-K police: Mehbooba Mufti". The Economic Times. 17 May 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Press Trust Of India". www.ptinews.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Candidates turn prison past into campaign currency for Lok Sabha polls in Kashmir". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. ^ "'Chance to break your silence without fear': In Srinagar, PDP youth leader strikes a chord". The Indian Express. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.