Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

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The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) is a political party in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (until 2019) or in the Union territory of the same name . The party, based in Srinagar, is recognized by the Indian Electoral Commission as a local political party in Jammu and Kashmir.

Party history

The party was founded on July 28, 1999 by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed . Sayeed was a member of the Congress Party until 1987 and was Minister for Tourism in the government of Rajiv Gandhi from 1986 to 1987 . Due to differences over the Kashmir issue , he resigned his ministerial office and left the Congress party in 1987. Together with Vishwanath Pratap Singh he founded a new party, Jana Morcha, which a little later became the Janata Dal . When a party coalition led by Janata Dal came to power after the 1989 election , Sayeed became India's interior minister in Singh's cabinet. He was the first Muslim to hold this office. After the Janata Dal coalition's defeat in the 1991 election , Sayeed rejoined the Congress Party for a short time, but left it again in 1999 and founded the JKPDP.

The aim of the JKPDP is, according to its own admission, to resume a dialogue between the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian government. The prerogatives that the Indian central government has in the state are to be abolished, in particular the special powers of the Indian central government (e.g. emergency laws) are to be restricted or abolished. The JKPDP is aiming for a corresponding amendment to the Indian constitution. Jammu and Kashmir are to be transformed into a demilitarized economic zone.

In 2002, the JKPDP won significant votes in the regional elections in Jammu and Kashmir, and Sayeed became the state's chief minister . In the 2004 all-India election , the party joined the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and won one of the six constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir. After the election to the parliament of Jammu and Kashmir in 2008 and after the Congress party had allied itself with the rival Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the JKPDP left the UPA again and could not win a single mandate in the all-India parliamentary election in 2009 , while the JKNC won three constituencies despite fewer overall votes. In the 2014 election , the JKPDP again won three constituencies. In the parliamentary elections in Jammu and Kashmir in November / December 2014, she was able to gain seats again compared to the previous election and, after lengthy negotiations, formed a coalition government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir in March 2015, and Mohammad Sayeed was again elected Chief Minister.

The party is led by Sayeed's daughter Mehbooba Mufti , while Mufti Mohammad Sayeed served as honorary chairman ("Patron") of the party until his death in 2016. The coalition government with the BJP, which Mehooba Mufti led from April 4, 2016, broke up on June 19, 2018.

Election results

The following table shows the election results for the all-India parliamentary elections as well as for the elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

year choice Parliament seats
1999 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 1999
0/543
2002 Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019) .svg General election in Jammu and Kashmir 2002
16/87
2004 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 2004
1/543
2008 Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019) .svg 2008 general election in Jammu and Kashmir
21/87
2009 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 2009
0/543
2014 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 2014
3/543
2014 Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019) .svg General election in Jammu and Kashmir 2014
28/87

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. JKPDP, accessed on May 23, 2014 (English, biography of MM Sayeed at / leader / mufti-muhmmad-syeed /).
  2. ^ Mukhtar Ahmad: Mufti floats new regional party in Kashmir. rediff.com, accessed May 23, 2014 .
  3. Areas of Interest. JKPDP, accessed on May 23, 2014 (English, party goals under our-party / areas-of-interest /).
  4. PDP withdraws from UPA, unfortunate says Cong. January 5, 2009, accessed September 8, 2014 .
  5. Guv's afternoon call ends Mehbooba's rule. Greater Kashmir, June 20, 2018, accessed June 20, 2018 .
  6. ^ Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Election Commission of India, accessed April 19, 2014 .
  7. ^ Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. (PDF) Election Commission of India, accessed April 19, 2014 .
  8. ^ Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. (PDF) Election Commission of India, accessed April 19, 2014 .
  9. PDP largest party in J&K, BJP to form govt. in Jharkhand. The Hindu, accessed December 23, 2014 .