Massive loss of Ghulam Nabi Azad in J&K Elections
Jammu and Kashmir’s former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, 75, had launched his Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) after quitting the Congress hoping that it would emerge him as a key player in J&K politics. But it turned out to be a disaster. Azad’s party, which contested 23 seats out of 90 in the Assembly polls, wasn’t able to make any impact. Five DPAP candidates secured less votes than NOTA,totaling the party getting over 10% votes in only three seats. Soon after this, the leaders in DPAP have started to leave even though they had strong political faces in the beginning.
Ghulam Nabi Azad Political Journey
Ghulam Nabi Azad served as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs under the Manmohan Singh government until 27 October 2005. Then he was appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He served almost continuously in the Rajya Sabha from 1996 to 2021, with a brief gap when he was Chief Minister of J&K from 2005 to 2008. On 26 August 2022, Azad resigned from Indian National Congress. Then on 26 September 2022 Azad announced his own political party as Democratic Progressive Azad Party(DPAP).
He was awarded with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award in 2022 by the Indian Government for the field of Public Affairs.
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During his time as Chief Minister, he has built numerous schools and hospitals. Meanwhile, Ghulam Nabi Azad-led Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), which was formed after Azad broke away from the Congress failed to make a meaningful impact in the Valley. The party had lost all three Lok Sabha seats it had contested.
