Traditionally, the state of Jammu and Kashmir comprised four political areas - Jammu to the southern boundaries of Pakistan and India, Ladakh to the eastern frontiers with China, Baltistan regions to the northern boundaries with Pakistan and China, and Kashmir Valley to the east which shares its boundaries with Pakistan.
Jammu Kashmir National Parties: An Overview
The Jammu and Kashmir state assembly consists of 87 assembly constituencies and currently, the Indian National Congress and the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference enjoy majority in the house since they won 17 and 28 seats respectively in the 2008 Assembly Elections and formed an alliance to rule the state for five years. At present, the Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is Omar Abdullah, who represents the National Conference Party. Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state and he belongs to the Indian National Congress. Omar is the youngest person to become the Chief Minister of the state.
The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party is also popularly known as the PDP. It is a state level political party in the northernmost state in India. The People's Democratic Party was formed in 1999 by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, who served as the Home Minister of the Union Government under the Prime Ministership of Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh. The People's Democratic Party came into power in the state when it emerged victorious in the assembly elections held in the state in October 2002. Since 2004, PDP has one representative each in the Rajya Sabha and in the Lok Sabha. The party was an ally of the governing United Progressive Alliance in the center till the General Elections in 2009.
Currently, the chairperson of the People's Democratic Party is Ms. Mehbooba Mufti, who is the daughter of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Dr. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the Chief Minister of the state, representing the PDP-Congress Coalition from October 2002 to November 2005. He is the founder of the party.
The prominent leaders of the People's Democratic Party are as follows:-
- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
- Mehbooba Mufti
- Moulvi Iftikar Hussain Ansari
- Muzzaffar Hussain Beig
- Murtaza A. Khan
- Naeem Akhtar Indrabi
- Sardar Rangeel Singh
- Mohammad Altaf Bukhari
- Mohammad Dilawar Mir
- Thakur Balbir Singh
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) is a state level political party in the state of J&K in India. Sheikh Abdullah founded the party on June 11, 1939, which was eight years before the freedom of India in 1947. Since then, the National Conference has controlled electoral affairs of the state for an extensive period. From 1981-2002, the National Conference was headed by Farooq Abdullah, who is the son of Sheikh Abdullah. Afterward, the party was headed by Omar Abdullah, son of Farooq Abdullah (2002-2009). In 2009, Dr. Farooq Abdullah was once more nominated as the Chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.
The prominent leaders and office bearers of the National Conference are as follows:-
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Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee
Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee is a unit of the Indian National Congress. At present, the Indian National Congress has 17 legislators in the Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly. It is a coalition partner of the ruling National Conference. Previously, it allied with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from 2002 to 2007.
At present, Shri Saifuddin Soz is the President of the Pradesh Congress Committee in Jammu & Kashmir. Choudhary Mohammed Aslam is the Congress Legislative Party Leader in the J&K Assembly. The representatives of the Indian National Congress from the state of Jammu and Kashmir are as follows:
- Lok Sabha
- Sh. Madan Lal Sharma
- Ch. Lal Singh
- Rajya Sabha
- Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
- Prof. Saifuddin Soz
- Office bearers
- President:
- Prof. Saif Ud Din Soz
- President:
- Senior Vice Presidents:
- Shri Mohammad Muzaffar Paray
- Shri Dharam Pal Sharma
- Shri P. Namgiyal
- Vice Presidents:
- Shri Haiyder Sheikh
- Thakur Hari Singh
- Shri Yashpal Khajuria
- Shri Mohammad Hassan Commander
- Shri Ghulam Nabi Monga
- Shri Bashir Ahmed Magrey
- Sardar Gurmukh Singh
- Shri Abdul Majeed Padder
- Shri Gouri Shankar Bhagat
- Shri Prem Sagar Aziz
- Treasurer:
- Shri Krishan Amla
- General Secretaries
- Shri Nazir Ahmed Bhat
- Shri Ravinder Sharma
- Shri Mohammad Anwar Bhat
- Shri R. S. Chib
- Smt. Kanta Bhan
- Shri Vinod Sharma
- Smt. Amrin Badar
- Shri Qazi Mehboob Illahi
- Shri Ashok Bhan
- Ch. Shah Mohammad
- Ch. Zaffar Ullah
- Shri Rattan Chand
- Smt. Rani Gargi Biloria
- Shri Hans Raj Bhagat
- Shri Vinod Mishra
- Sardar Amolak Singh
- Shri Abdul Ahad Yatoo
- Thakur Puran Singh
- Thakur Balwan Singh
- Organizing Secretaries
- Smt. Asha Mangotra
- Shri Narinder Sharma
- Smt. Swarna Devi
- Smt. Rehana
- Executive Members :-
- Dr. Karan Singh
- Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
- Shri Ghulam Rasool Kar
- Shri Makhan Lal Fotedar
- Shri Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed
- Ch. Mohammad Aslam
- Sardar Parduman Singh
- Shri G. M. Mir Poonchi
- Ch. Lal Singh
- Shri Madan Lal Sharma
- Ch. Salam Ud Din
- Shri Mohammad Sharif Naiaz
- Thakur Balbir Singh
- Thakur Shiv Dev Singh
- Shri Mohammad Sultan Mandoo
- Shri Ali Mohammad Sofi
- Shri Ashok Sharma
- Master Mohammad Maqbool
- Shri Mirza Muzaffar Beig
- Shri Krishna Lal Abrol
- Shri Ghulam Nabi Mir (Lasjan)
- Shri Maheshwar Singh
- Shri Baldev Sharma
- Shri Ram Dass Dogra
- Shri Chuni Lal Bhat
- Shri Krishan Lal Gupta
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party is the second biggest party in India. Currently, the party has 11 legislators in the J&K State Assembly. The party has performed considerably well in the last assembly elections held in 2008, gaining 10 seats from before. Given below are the names of the important office bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party in J&K:
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Given below is a list of BJP legislators in J&K Assembly:
| Name of MLA | Constituency |
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| Baldev Raj | Reasi |
| Jagdish Raj Sapolia | Basohli |
| Lal Chand | Bani |
| Durga Dass | Hiranagar |
| Jugal Kishore Sharma | Nagrota |
| Prof. Gharu Ram Bhagat | R.S. Pura |
| Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta | Jammu West |
| Ashok Kumar Khajuria | Jammu East |
| Sukh Nandan Kumar | Marh |
| Sham Lal Chowdhary | Suchetgarh |
| Bharat Bhushan | Raipur Domana |
The Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
The Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party is a state level political organization in J&K. The chairperson of the party is Shri Bhim Singh. The working committee of the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party is as follows:
Shri Harsh Dev Singh, MLA - Vice Chairman, Leader of the Legislature Party
Shri Balwant Singh Mankotia, MLA - State President
- State General Secretaries
- Shri Yashpal Kundal, MLA
- Ms. Anita Thakur
- Syed Rafiq Shah, MLC
- Shri H.C. Jalmeria, Advocate
- State Vice Presidents
- Shri P.K. Ganjoo
- Shri Navin Bakshi
- Shri Sudarshan Singh Jamwal
- S. Daljit Singh
- Mohd. Yusuf Ganai (Anantnag)
- State Secretaries
- Shri Basharat Ali
- Shri Romesh Khajuria
- Shri Sukhdev Singh
- Shri Vilakshan Singh, Advocate
- Shri Rajender Manjoo
- District Presidents (Jammu area)
- Shri Salim Sheikh - President (Poonch)
- Shri. Ravinder Pathania - President (Kathua)
- Shri. Balwan Singh - President (Reasi)
- Shri. Sudesh Kumar - President (Udhampur)
- Shri. Farooq Ahmed Dar - President (Doda)
- Shri. Anil Parihar - President (Kishtwar)
- Shri. Sewa Singh Bali - President (Ramban)
- Shri. Shiv Charan Singh - President (Samba)
- Shri. Shakti Gupta - President (Jammu Urban)
- Shri. Shanker Chib - President (Jammu Rural)
- Shri. Rajesh Sharma - Advocate President (Rajouri)
- District Presidents (Kashmir Region)
- Shri. Majoor Naik - President (Shopian)
- Shri. Mohd. Yaqoob - President (Srinagar City)
- Shri. Ali Mohd. Dar - President (Baramulla)
- Shri. Jehangir Khan - President (Kupwara)
- Shri. Masood Andrabi - President (Pulwama)
- Dr. Mohd. Iqbal Wani - President (Anantnag)
- Shri Abdul Rashid Ganie - President (Ganderbal)
- Shri. Abdul Rashid Para - President (Budgam)
- District Presidents (Ladakh area)
- Shri Ramzan - President (Leh)
- Sh. Mansoor Ali - Advocate President (Kargil)
