As BJP eyes first Lok Sabha win in Kashmir, a PDP veteran central to its plans
The BJP-led Union government’s decision to grant the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the linguistic Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir has given a new lease of life to the political career of former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile state Muzaffar Baig, and revealed the party’s efforts and strategy to win its first Lok Sabha seat in Kashmir. The BJP currently holds the Udhampur and Jammu Lok Sabha seats in the Union Territory.