Srinagar, July 07 :
Former Chairperson of DDC Baramulla and wife of former Dy Chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Safina Baig on Wednesday joined the National Conference at the party headquarters here.
As per the reports , Safina Beigh 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 represented Baramulla Assembly Constituency in 2002 and 2008 and also he won the Lok sabha election in 2014.SNS