Democratic Azad Party

Vote counting for Jammu and Kashmir's Assembly elections begins Tuesday under tight security, with results expected by evening. This is the first election since the region's special status was revoked in 2019, and exit polls suggest the National Conference-Congress alliance is slightly ahead of the BJP.

At least 17 leaders, who had resigned from the membership of the Congress and joined former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad-led party, re-joined the grand old party in New Delhi on Friday. They had resigned in support of the former Union minister, who later formed his Democratic Azad Party, which has now been renamed as […]

Senior politician Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday announced the name of his political outfit — Democratic Azad Party (DAP) — stating that ‘Azad’ word in the party’s name should not be connected with his personal name as it reflects that the outfit would be “independent”. He also displayed the party flag having three colours — […]