Srinagar, July 8: Former District Development Council (DDC) Chairperson of Baramulla, Safina Baig, joined the National Conference (NC) on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Srinagar.
Safina Baig, wife of PDP co-founder and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, joined the party along with her supporters in the presence of NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Minister for Rural Development Javid Ahmad Dar, senior leaders Ali Muhammad Sagar, Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan, and other party leaders.
Her induction is being viewed as a significant political boost for the National Conference in Baramulla district, where the party secured six of the seven Assembly seats in the 2024 elections.
Muzaffar Hussain Baig, a founding member of the PDP, served as Deputy Chief Minister during the PDP-Congress coalition government led by Ghulam Nabi Azad. He also represented Baramulla after winning the Assembly elections in 2002 and 2008, and later won the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat in 2014.
(Agencies)
