Srinagar on the 27th of August : Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from the primary participation of the Congress after serving for 52 years has given an significant third aspect to the upcoming elections for the assembly in J&K.The election commission has set the ball rolling in the Union Territory by revision of electoral rolls and the final publication prior to December sources have denied the possibility of holding elections in 2022.
The same sources informed IANS that the elections for the assembly in J&K will likely to take place in the spring of 2023.
Azad’s departure with Azad’s departure from Congress and his choice to create an entirely new political party has brought a significant third dimension to the upcoming elections.
His resignation has created an uproar of kinds in the JKPCC.Eight top leaders of the JKPCC have already announced their resignations.
they are expected to follow suit in the support of Azad.The leaders will join the party which he will announce soon.
In an interview with journalists in New Delhi, Azad said that even though he was in no rush to announce the creation of the new political party he will soon announce the same as elections for the assembly are just around turn in J&K.
On the day after Azad was forced to resign from the Congress and was replaced by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a gathering of the BJP leaders from the Union Territory.
The BJP has claimed that the meeting was scheduled and had nothing to do with have anything to do with Azad’s resignation.
Despite the denials of the denial, those who attended the gathering said that the assembly elections as well as strengthening the party in J&K was the main focus of the meeting.
The same sources also stated that Shah stressed the importance of the BJP should actively work to consolidate the party in Kashmir as well.
Now that Azad’s involvement in the elections for the assembly is a certain thing, he could well hold the the power in the territory of the union due to his power and influence.
In his position as the Chief Minister of the state from 2005 until in 2008, Azad held a very clean and positive image.He promoted the development agenda and also established new administrative districts in J&K during this time.
He was forced to quit his post due to the declination of support from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a coalition partner in Azad the government headed by Azad.
Many of his most loyal supporters in the Congress are likely to be a part of the team that will be running Azad in the Valley during the forthcoming elections.
Four senior party leaders as well as former MLAs have resigned from the party to back Azad.
He will therefore have powerful candidates to choose from in the Valley and the Jammu division.
His participation in the political arena of Kashmir is unlikely to have much impact because the National Conference (NC) and the PDP are better positioned than Azad’s likely new political party.
Within the Jammu division, Azad is most likely to disrupt the applecart of political power of the NC, PDP and the Congress.
His standing in the Muslim heavily populated areas in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban and other districts is superior to those of his rivals.
In the Hindu majority constituencies of the Jammu division, Azad is seen as an impressive secular and nationalist leader who has worked a lot to improve the lives of the common citizen.
In of the 43 seats in the assembly in the Jammu division, he has a scale tilting presence in almost 17 seats.
If he was to get a large majority of these seats, considering the likely fragmented mandate that next assembly elections are expected to bring about, Azad could well be not just the kingmaker, but also the king.
Do the BJP would support Azad for the position of chief minister’s nominee? Because political science is the study of the possible and possible, Azad’s supporters already see their leader as the crown of the party.
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