Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

One of the several State Parties of Jammu and Kashmir that are active in the state political scenario, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party holds a prominent part. The party was founded in the year 1999. Ex Union Home Minister of India - Mr. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was among the leading founder members of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.

The high point of the party came in 2004, when it won the Sate Assembly Elections and formed the state government. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became the chief minister of the state and remained in the chair till 2005. It has managed to send one member each in both - the upper and lower houses of the Parliament. When it won the state elections, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party was a part of the coalition of United Progressive Alliance. The present president of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party or PDP is Mrs. Mehbooba Mufti.