Azad to contest Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat

The chairman of DPAP and former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.

Azad, who parted methods with Congress after over three many years, fashioned his personal occasion DPAP in 2022. He had misplaced from Udhampur constituency in 2014 to BJP chief Dr. Jitendra Singh.

“At this time the core committee of DPAP met and now we have determined that (occasion president) Ghulam Nabi
Azad will contest the Anantnag-Rajouri seat,” DPAP chief Taj Mohiuddin informed reporters right here.

“We’re in need of time and there was not a lot headway in talks. So it’s higher they do their bit and
we do ours. They weren’t in any case thinking about Anantnag seat,” he added.

Mohiuddin stated candidates for different Lok Sabha Seats in Kashmir will probably be determined sooner or later, Nonetheless, sources knowledgeable The Kashmiriyat that Azad would be the sole contestant for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat from the coalition of Apni Occasion and DPAP.

Azad’s inclusion within the Anantnag-Rajouri race will introduce a brand new dimension, remodeling it right into a multi-faceted contest. Beforehand considered as a head-to-head battle between NC and BJP, with PDP but to appoint a candidate, the dynamics of the seat have now shifted considerably.