Srinagar: Former Chairperson of District Development Council Baramulla and wife of PDP co-founder Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Safina Baig on Wednesday joined the National Conference at the party headquarters here.
Safina, who was accompanied by her supporters, joined the party 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 others.
Safina’s joining is seen as a shot in the arm for the National Conference in Baramulla district, where the party won 6 out of 7 Assembly seats in the 2024 election.
Safina’s husband, Muzaffar Hussain Baig, who was one of the founders of the PDP, served as Deputy CM in the PDP-Congress coalition when Ghulam Nabi Azad headed the alliance.
Muzaffar Baig won the 2002 and 2008 Assembly elections from Baramulla and also the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Baramulla Parliamentary seat.—