Mehbooba Mufti Eyes Anantnag-Rajouri: PDP Chief Set to Challenge in Lok Sabha Polls

The People’s Democratic Party, under the leadership of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, is poised to unveil its contenders for the Lok Sabha seats representing central and south Kashmir.The announcement is slated to occur during a press conference at the Jammu and Kashmir PDP headquarters, commencing at 3:00 pm today.

Informed insiders, speaking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), reveal that after extensive consultations with senior party figures, the PDP leadership has resolved to disclose the names of two candidates for the Srinagar and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituencies.

It is anticipated that PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will seek election from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, while the party’s youth president, Wahid Parra, is likely to vie for the central Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency.

Sources further indicate that the decision regarding the candidate for north Kashmir is pending and will be made in the forthcoming days.It’s worth noting that KNS previously reported on the imminent release of the candidate list, confirming the speculations made earlier.