Altaf Bukhari

He served as the education minister of Jammu and Kashmir[2] and later assumed the additional responsibility of the Finance, Labour and Employment ministry.

[4] When the BJP-PDP coalition government dissolved in June 2018, Bukhari emerged as a consensus candidate for chief minister, backed by the PDP, the Congress, and the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference in November 2018.

[14][15] His family runs FIL Industries Limited, a conglomerate with interests in agriculture, food and beverages, tourism, hospitality, and mountain infrastructure development.

Earlier, an officer bearer associated with Hurriyat leader Masroor Abbas Ansari, who heads the Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen, joined the JKAP.

Mr. Ansari, taking a strong note of the development, said: Denial and deviation from the fundamental principles of our organization was not acceptable under any circumstances.

Any person holding any position will be thrown out from the party if he acts contrary to the organizational constitution and fundamental rules.” Maulana Masroor Ansari Tweeted.