SRINAGAR: The Democratic Progressive Azad Occasion (DPAP), based by former Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad simply two years in the past, has nearly downed its shutters after Azad stepped again from campaigning for get together candidates, citing unhealthy well being.
Azad shaped DPAP in Sept 2022 after resigning from Congress, when the Group of 20 inside the get together resented Congress’ model of functioning and demanded internal get together democracy.
Azad returned to his house floor Jammu & Kashmir with the impression that he would make waves within the Union Territory. Nonetheless, he started to be thought-about BJP’s ally, which dented a lot of his credibility.
Azad had received the Lok Sabha elections in 1980 and 1984 and was CM of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008.
In any other case, he has been nominated to Rajya Sabha, together with a berth within the ministry, by Congress. However Azad criticised the Gandhi household in his lately printed autobiography “Azad”, which soured his relationship with the Gandhis.
Individuals near Azad say, his disadvantage is his inaccessibility. Whereas Azad misplaced to BJP chief and Union minister Jitendra Singh from Udhampur within the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, the DPAP candidate was a distant third in 2024. His different candidates too couldn’t win any of the seats in Jammu & Kashmir.
Azad started dropping his loyalists one after the other, who needed to return to Congress. Azad’s largest shock got here when GM Saroori, who contested towards Jitendra Singh within the Lok Sabha polls this 12 months, filed nomination as an Impartial from Inderwal constituency, after his title didn’t determine in DPAP’s first checklist for the meeting elections. Saroori had resigned from the Congress together with Azad in Aug 2022.
On Aug 25, Azad had issued an announcement and stepped again from campaigning citing well being points. He stated he developed chest ache and left for Delhi on Aug 26 and was admitted to AIIMS.
Azad’s absence will affect seats like Doda and Bhaderwah, which get a big variety of votes from Azad’s native areas of Gundoh and Bhallessa.
Whereas DPAP candidate Abdul Majeed Wani would have gained benefit in Doda from Azad’s presence, on Bhaderwah seat, get together candidate Muhammad Aslam Goni can be dealing with a tricky time forward in an already tight contest the place Congress, BJP and Nationwide Convention have fielded their candidates.
In different seats of Chenab Valley within the Jammu area the place DPAP has fielded candidates, the get together must garner votes with none recognized face.
Azad, nonetheless, has made it clear that candidates ought to determine whether or not they can proceed with out his presence. “Candidates ought to assess whether or not they can proceed with out my presence. In the event that they really feel my absence would affect their probabilities, they’ve the liberty to withdraw their candidacy,” a DPAP assertion stated, quoting Azad.
Azad shaped DPAP in Sept 2022 after resigning from Congress, when the Group of 20 inside the get together resented Congress’ model of functioning and demanded internal get together democracy.
Azad returned to his house floor Jammu & Kashmir with the impression that he would make waves within the Union Territory. Nonetheless, he started to be thought-about BJP’s ally, which dented a lot of his credibility.
Azad had received the Lok Sabha elections in 1980 and 1984 and was CM of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008.
In any other case, he has been nominated to Rajya Sabha, together with a berth within the ministry, by Congress. However Azad criticised the Gandhi household in his lately printed autobiography “Azad”, which soured his relationship with the Gandhis.
Individuals near Azad say, his disadvantage is his inaccessibility. Whereas Azad misplaced to BJP chief and Union minister Jitendra Singh from Udhampur within the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, the DPAP candidate was a distant third in 2024. His different candidates too couldn’t win any of the seats in Jammu & Kashmir.
Azad started dropping his loyalists one after the other, who needed to return to Congress. Azad’s largest shock got here when GM Saroori, who contested towards Jitendra Singh within the Lok Sabha polls this 12 months, filed nomination as an Impartial from Inderwal constituency, after his title didn’t determine in DPAP’s first checklist for the meeting elections. Saroori had resigned from the Congress together with Azad in Aug 2022.
On Aug 25, Azad had issued an announcement and stepped again from campaigning citing well being points. He stated he developed chest ache and left for Delhi on Aug 26 and was admitted to AIIMS.
Azad’s absence will affect seats like Doda and Bhaderwah, which get a big variety of votes from Azad’s native areas of Gundoh and Bhallessa.
Whereas DPAP candidate Abdul Majeed Wani would have gained benefit in Doda from Azad’s presence, on Bhaderwah seat, get together candidate Muhammad Aslam Goni can be dealing with a tricky time forward in an already tight contest the place Congress, BJP and Nationwide Convention have fielded their candidates.
In different seats of Chenab Valley within the Jammu area the place DPAP has fielded candidates, the get together must garner votes with none recognized face.
Azad, nonetheless, has made it clear that candidates ought to determine whether or not they can proceed with out his presence. “Candidates ought to assess whether or not they can proceed with out my presence. In the event that they really feel my absence would affect their probabilities, they’ve the liberty to withdraw their candidacy,” a DPAP assertion stated, quoting Azad.
