Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party

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Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
جموں و کشمیر پیوپل ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی
Chairperson Mehbooba Mufti
Secretary-General Nizamu Din Bhat
Lok Sabha leader Mehbooba Mufti
Rajya Sabha leader Nazir Ahmad Laway
Founded 1999
Headquarters 2, Circuit House, Emporium Lane, Residency Road, Srinagar[1]
Student wing Peoples Democratic Student Union[2]
Ideology Self-rule in Jammu & Kashmir[3]
ECI Status State Party[4]
Alliance NDA (2015—present)
UPA (2002—2008)
Seats in Lok Sabha
3 / 545
Seats in Rajya Sabha
2 / 245
Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
27 / 87
Election symbol
Ink-pot & Pen
Website
www.jkpdp.org
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections

The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The PDP was headed and founded by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. His daughter, Mehbooba Mufti serves as the current chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir form the party.

History

It was founded in 1998 by the former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed,[5] and captured power in the state of 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 elections.[6]

The PDP is headed by Mehbooba Mufti.[7] Her father, Mufti Mohammad 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.[8]

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Elected Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi after government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, February 2015.

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 Jammu and Kashmir.[3]

In the 2014 general elections, three of its members were elected to the Lok Sabha. Its strength in the Legislative Assembly is 28 and in the Rajya Sabha is two.[9] The party is currently running a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir with the Bharatiya Janata Party.[10]

Election results

Year Election Seats Won Change in Seat  % of votes votes swing Ref.
State elections 8th Assembly 16
Indian general election, 1998 12th Lok Sabha 0
Indian general election, 2004 14th Lok Sabha 0 22.02 Increase2  –
State election 2008 9th Assembly 21 5 Increase5  –
Indian general election, 2009 15th Lok Sabha 0 Decrease 2  –
Indian general election, 2014 16th Lok Sabha 3 3 20.50 [11]
State election 2014 10th Assembly 28 5 22.7 Increase 7  –

List of Chief Ministers

See also

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