The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is a regional political party in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir union territory and Ladakh. Founded as the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference by Sheikh Abdullah and Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas in 1932 in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir,the organisation renamed itself to National Conference in 1939 in order to represent all the people of the state. It supported the accession of the princely state to India in 1947. Prior to that,in 1941,a group led by Ghulam Abbas broke off from the National Conference and revived the old Muslim Conference. The revived Muslim Conference supported the accession of the princely state to Pakistan and led the movement for Azad Kashmir.
Omar Abdullah is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the chief minister of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He had previously served as the chief minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir between 2009 and 2014,and is the current vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference,a position he has held since 2009 and also previously served as its president. Abdullah also served as a member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2009,representing the Srinagar parliamentary constituency,and was a union minister of State for External Affairs.
Praja Parishad Jammu and Kashmir was a political party in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. PP was floated by dissidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2005. The name is taken from the Jammu Praja Parishad,which fought against the special status of J&K. The Praja Parishad had merged with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1963.
The following is a timeline of the Kashmir conflict,a territorial conflict between India,Pakistan and,to a lesser degree,China. India and Pakistan have been involved in four wars and several border skirmishes over the issue.
Sunder Lal Patwa was an Indian politician,who served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a cabinet minister in the Government of India. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice,from 20 January 1980 to 17 February 1980 and from 5 March 1990 to 15 December 1992.
Balraj Madhok was an Indian political activist and politician from Jammu. Originally an activist of the nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),he later worked as a politician in the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS).
Prem Nath Dogra,also known as Pandit Prem Nath Dogra,was a leader from Jammu and Kashmir who worked for total integration of the state with India. He is commonly referred to as Sher e Duggar. He was instrumental in forming the Jammu Praja Parishad party in 1947 along with Balraj Madhok and opposed the policies of Sheikh Abdullah. He was later elected the president of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1955 for a brief period. He dedicated himself to the service of downtrodden poor and proletariat part of society.
Chaman Lal Gupta was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir,belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was union minister of state of defence from 2002 to 2004. Earlier,he held a portfolio of food processing and civil aviation.
The politics of Odisha are part of India's federal parliamentary representative democracy,where the union government exercises sovereign rights. Certain powers are reserved to the states,including Odisha. The state has a multi-party system,in which the two main parties are the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the regional,socialist Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Indian National Congress (INC) has also significant presence.
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly,also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha,is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Elections were held in March 1952 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly. There were 276 constituencies with 50 of them being two-member constituencies. The Indian National Congress (INC) stormed into power. Shri Krishna Singh became the first elected Chief Minister of Bihar and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha became the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the state.
Elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect the representatives of various bodies at national,state and district levels including the 114 seat unicameral Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Parliament of India. The first elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir took place between 28 November and 19 December 2020 in the form of by-elections to District Development Councils and municipal and panchayat level bodies. A fresh delimitation process for assembly constituencies began in February–March 2020.
The Harijan Mandal was an Ambedkarite political party in Jammu and Kashmir. The party was founded in 1951. It was modelled on the Scheduled Castes Federation. Unlike its predecessor,the All Jammu and Kashmir Harijan Mandal,this organization was oriented towards electoral politics. It was led by Babu Milkhi Ram (president),Munshi Ram,Major Singh and Sain Das. The party was concentrated in Jammu. It was opposed to the Jammu Praja Parishad,which was dominated by upper caste Hindus. The party received government support during the reign of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad.
The Jammu Praja Parishad was a political party active in the Jammu Division of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It was founded in November 1947 by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist Balraj Madhok,and served as the main opposition party in the state. It maintained close ties with Bharatiya Jana Sangh during its lifetime and merged with the latter in 1963. Its main activity was to campaign for the close integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India and oppose the special status granted to the state under the Article 370 of the Indian constitution. After its merger with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh,the precursor of the present day Bharatiya Janata Party,the party gradually rose in stature. As an integral part of the Bharatiya Janata Party,it was a partner in the ruling coalition led by the People's Democratic Party.
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in February 1967. Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq was appointed Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
The first elections for the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir under its own Constitution were held in March–June 1957. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Elections for the Constituent Assembly of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September–October 1951. Sheikh Abdullah was appointed the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Following frictions with various groups such as the Jammu Praja Parishad,Abdullah was dismissed in August 1953 and imprisoned. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed as the next prime minister.
The following is a timeline of the Kashmir conflict during the period 1846–1946.
Daleep Singh Parihar is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Bhaderwah Assembly constituency in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir,India.
Khadda is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Khadda in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh,India.
