Ghulam Nabi Azad May Take First Popularity Test After Quitting Congress From J&K
NDTV
With a series of public meetings by his Democratic Progressive Azad Party, Ghulam Nabi Azad may contest from the tricky Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency
Veteran political leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit Congress in two years ago, is ready to join the electoral fray in Jammu and Kashmir. With a series of public meetings by his Democratic Progressive Azad Party, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir may contest from the tricky Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.
The Anantnag-Rajouri seat is a prestige battle for Omar Abdullah's National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party. The BJP is also making serious inroads the constituency.
Mr Azad, though, was coy. "I'm not ruling out contesting from Anantnag-Rajouri parliament constituency," said the 75-year-old who has also served as a Union Minister in the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh.
