Mehbooba Mufti is credited with growth of the PDP with some observers arguing that she outshone her father in connecting with the common people, especially the youths. (Express Photo) A leader with grassroots-level popularity, Mehbooba Mufti turned Peoples Democratic Party into a regional force and emerged from the shadow of her illustrious father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to head Jammu and Kashmir as the first woman Chief Minister of the state. A law graduate, 56-year-old Mehbooba took a plunge into mainstream politics of the state in 1996 by joining Congress, along with her father, at a time when militancy was at its peak. She is credited with growth of the PDP with some observers arguing that...
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