Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 2: Senior politician and former Minister Sajad Gani Lone was today elected as president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference.
This was first ever election for the post of party president of J&K PC founded by his father late Abdul Gani Lone in 1978.
The former Minister and head of the party’s election authority, Syed Basharat Bukhari told reporters here that Sajad Gani Lone was today elected unopposed as president of the party.
“We have received eight sets of nominations and all of them have proposed the name of Sajad Gani Lone for the post,” he told reporters.
Bukhari said Lone would be administered oath of office on November 10 in presence of all 732 members of the party’s electoral college.
Bukhari, who was flanked by senior party leaders Peerzada Mansoor Ahmad and Muhammad Ashraf Mir, said that Lone would soon constitute his new team.
Lone, 56, took over as leadership of Peoples Conference after the assassination of his father Abdul Gani Lone by militants on May 22, 2002 at Eidgah Srinagar.
Lone contested maiden Assembly election from Handwara in 2014 and defeated his nearest rival by around 5000 votes.
Not only Handwara, he also ensured victory of the party candidate Bashir Ahmad Dar from nearby Kupwara Assembly segment, registering the best-ever performance of the party in its electoral history.
Since his entry into politics, Lone has revived and strengthened PC across Kashmir.
An Economics Graduate from Cardiff University, Lone was selected for Chevening Fellowship but he opted out of the programme due to his engagements.
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