6Photo© hindustantimes.comGhulam Nabi Azad Won't Contest Lok Sabha Polls
, 9 news, 2 views
Ghulam Nabi Azad, chief of Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) and former Congress leader, will not contest the Lok Sabha elections, his party has said. Mr Azad was expected to contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
The contest in Anantnag was expected to be his first test of popularity in Jammu and Kashmir since he quit the Congress in 2022.
On April 2, the DPAP announced that Azad will contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
Today, the DPAP said Mr Azad has some reasons not to contest -- though the party did not make them public.
“ I thank my party leadership for nominating me as a candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat. It is an honour for me that I have been given a chance to serve the people of Jammu Kashmir,
Advocate,
Ghulam Nabi Azad backs out of race from Anantnag-Rajouri seat