Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference

The Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference was founded by former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Mohammad Shah after his split with the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.^[2] It is currently headed by his wife Khalida Begum,^[3] with his son as^[4] vice president.^[5] It was part of the Gupkar Alliance.^[6] Candidates from the group ran in District Development Council elections. The party was founded in the year 1984, as "National Conference (Khalida)". It is a break-away faction of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), which allied itself with Indian National Congress to form a government under the leadership of Ghulam Mohammad Shah as the chief minister.

Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference
Abbreviation	JKANC
Chairman	Khalida begum (President) Muzaffar Ahmad Shah (Vice President)
Founder	Ghulam Mohammad Shah
Founded	1984 (40 years ago) (1984) (as National Conference (Khalida))[1]
Split from	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Alliance	People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (2020–2024)
Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly	0 / 90
Seats in District Development Council	0 / 280
Politics of India Political parties Elections

References

1. "Chronicle of Important events/date in J&K's political history". www.jammu-kashmir.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
2. "JK Awami National Conference to contest assembly polls". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
3. "KHALIDA BEGUM(JKANC):Constituency- Srinagar(JAMMU & KASHMIR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
4. "Outlook India Photo Gallery". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
5. "Jammu and kashmir awami national conference | Latest News on Jammu-and-kashmir-awami-national-conference | Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles". Firstpost. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
6. "WHAT IS GUPKAR DECLARATION?". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-12-25.