Mehbooba Mufti Re-Elected As Peoples Democratic Party Chief

Mehbooba Mufti’s name was proposed by former minister Abdul Rehman Veri and seconded by party general secretary and former minister Ghulam Nabi Hanjura. Mehbooba Mufti virtually launched her party’s campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and exhorted the party cadre to start work right away to strengthen the organisation.

“Elections are not everything but these elections are important to get our strength back. Parliament elections are coming and you should get down to work right away,” she said in her address to party workers.

She was elected unanimously. The PDP was formed by her father and former J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in 1999. PDP went on to form the government along with the Congress in 2003 and later in 2015, with the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, many of the founding members have left the PDP, some to join new political parties like Apni Party and People’s Conference.