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	==Foundation==		==Foundation==
	The Plebiscite Front was founded on 9 August 1955 by [[Mirza Afzal Beg]], a senior leader of the National Conference and lieutenant of Sheikh Abdullah, and formally launched in 1958.<ref name="A"/><ref name="B">{{cite book\|title=My Life and Times\|author=Sayyid Mir Qasim\|pages=70–300\|publisher=Allied Publishers\|year=1992\|isbn=978-81-7023-355-8}}</ref> This followed the 1953 ouster of Sheikh Abdullah from the post of Prime Minister and subsequent arrest by police. While Abdullah commanded the loyalty of its members and guided its politics, Afzal Beg remained the titular president.		The Plebiscite Front was founded on 9 August 1955 by [[Mirza Afzal Beg]], a senior leader of the National Conference and lieutenant of Sheikh Abdullah, and formally launched in 1958.<ref name="A"/><ref name="B">{{cite book\|title=My Life and Times\|author=Sayyid Mir Qasim\|pages=70–300\|publisher=Allied Publishers\|year=1992\|isbn=978-81-7023-355-8}}</ref> This followed the 1953 ouster of Sheikh Abdullah from the post of Prime Minister and subsequent arrest by police. While Abdullah commanded the loyalty of its members and guided its politics, Afzal Beg remained the titular president of the Plebiscite Front.

	==Political stands==		==Political stands==
	The Plebiscite Front became the principal opposition to the state government, ~~now~~ headed by [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] (1953–63), [[Khwaja Shamsuddin]] (1963-64) and [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]] (1964–71).<ref name="A"/><ref name="B"/> The Front called for a plebiscite or referendum to be held under the auspices of the [[United Nations]], to decide the issue of sovereignty over Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="A"/> Sheikh Abdullah's demand for a plebiscite led to the boycotting of state elections in the 1960s by large numbers of the state's population.<ref name="B"/> However, this enabled easy election victories for the National Conference, which was supported by the Union government and remained in power for most of the decade.<ref name="B"/>		The Plebiscite Front became the principal opposition to the state government, headed by [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] (1953–63), [[Khwaja Shamsuddin]] (1963-64) and [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]] (1964–71).<ref name="A"/><ref name="B"/> The Front called for a plebiscite or referendum to be held under the auspices of the [[United Nations]], to decide the issue of sovereignty over Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="A"/>{{Better source needed\|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).\|date=January 2022}} Sheikh Abdullah's demand for a plebiscite led to the boycotting of state elections in the 1960s by large numbers of the state's population.<ref name="B"/> However, this enabled easy election victories for the National Conference, which was supported by the Union government and remained in power for most of the decade.<ref name="B"/>

	==Indira-Sheikh accord==		==Indira-Sheikh accord==
	By 1972, the Front had ~~emphasized~~ that any plebiscite was not intended to contest Kashmir's accession to India.<ref name="B"/> ~~Plebiscite Front chief~~ Afzal Beg stated that while a plebiscite would put Kashmir's accession into India on "a lasting foundation", his party was no longer insisting on holding a plebiscite.<ref name="B"/> The [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]] welcomed the Front's willingness to confirm Indian sovereignty and held talks with Sheikh Abdullah.<ref name="B"/> The [[1974 Indira-Sheikh accord]] confirmed the support of Sheikh Abdullah and the Plebiscite Front for Indian sovereignty over Kashmir and ended the demand for a plebiscite in return for extensive autonomy and self-government under Article 370 of the [[Constitution of India]].		By 1972, the Plebiscite Front had come to the position that any plebiscite was not intended to contest Kashmir's accession to India.<ref name="B"/>{{Better source needed\|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).\|date=January 2022}} Afzal Beg stated that while a plebiscite would put Kashmir's accession into India on "a lasting foundation", his party was no longer insisting on holding a plebiscite.<ref name="B"/> The [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]] welcomed the Front's willingness to confirm Indian sovereignty and held talks with Sheikh Abdullah.<ref name="B"/> The [[1974 Indira-Sheikh accord]] confirmed the support of Sheikh Abdullah and the Plebiscite Front for Indian sovereignty over Kashmir and ended the demand for a plebiscite in return for extensive autonomy and self-government under Article 370 of the [[Constitution of India]]{{Citation needed\|date=January 2022}}

	==Dissolution==		==Dissolution==
	Following the agreement with the Union government, Sheikh Abdullah merged the Plebiscite Front into a renewed National Conference in 1975, which won the democratic elections and affirmed Abdullah as the new [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="B"/>Mirza Afzal Beg became the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.		Following the agreement with the Union government, Sheikh Abdullah merged the Plebiscite Front into a renewed National Conference in 1975, which won the democratic elections and affirmed Abdullah as the new [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="B"/> Mirza Afzal Beg became the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference\|Hurriyat and Problems before Plebiscite]]
	* [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]]
	* [[Kashmir conflict]]		* [[Kashmir conflict]]
	* [[~~2014 Jammu and~~ Kashmir ~~Legislative Assembly election~~]]		* [[Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Plebiscite Front]]

	==References==		==References==

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	The '''All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front''',{{sfn\|Schofield, Kashmir in Conflict\|2003\|p=95}} or '''Plebiscite Front''', was a political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] that called for a "[[plebiscite\|popular plebiscite]]" to decide if the state should remain part of India, join [[Pakistan]] or become independent.<ref name="A">{{cite book\|title=Kashmir: LoC\|author=M.G. Chitkara\|pages=60–70\|publisher=APH Publishing\|year=2003\|isbn=978-81-7648-441-1}}</ref> The patron of the party was [[Sheikh Abdullah]], the former [[Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] and chief of the [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]], even though he never formally joined it.<ref name="A"/>		The '''All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front''',{{sfn\|Schofield, Kashmir in Conflict\|2003\|p=95}} or '''Plebiscite Front''', was a political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] that called for a "[[plebiscite\|popular plebiscite]]" to decide if the state should remain part of India, join [[Pakistan]] or become independent.<ref name="A">{{cite book\|title=Kashmir: LoC\|author=M.G. Chitkara\|pages=60–70\|publisher=APH Publishing\|year=2003\|isbn=978-81-7648-441-1}}</ref> The patron of the party was [[Sheikh Abdullah]], the former [[Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] and chief of the [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]], even though he never formally joined it.<ref name="A"/>
			The [[Organizational founder\|founder]] of the party was [[Mirza Afzal Beg]]

	==Foundation==		==Foundation==
	The Plebiscite Front was founded on 9 August 1955 by [[Mirza ~~Mohammad~~ Afzal Beg]], a senior leader of the National Conference and lieutenant of Sheikh Abdullah, and formally launched in 1958.<ref name="A"/><ref name="B">{{cite book\|title=My Life and Times\|author=Sayyid Mir Qasim\|pages=70–300\|publisher=Allied Publishers\|year=1992\|isbn=978-81-7023-355-8}}</ref> This followed the 1953 ouster of Sheikh Abdullah from the post of Prime Minister and subsequent arrest by police. While Abdullah commanded the loyalty of its members and guided its politics, Afzal Beg remained the titular president.		The Plebiscite Front was founded on 9 August 1955 by [[Mirza Afzal Beg]], a senior leader of the National Conference and lieutenant of Sheikh Abdullah, and formally launched in 1958.<ref name="A"/><ref name="B">{{cite book\|title=My Life and Times\|author=Sayyid Mir Qasim\|pages=70–300\|publisher=Allied Publishers\|year=1992\|isbn=978-81-7023-355-8}}</ref> This followed the 1953 ouster of Sheikh Abdullah from the post of Prime Minister and subsequent arrest by police. While Abdullah commanded the loyalty of its members and guided its politics, Afzal Beg remained the titular president.

	==Political stands==		==Political stands==

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The '''All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front''',{{sfn|Schofield, Kashmir in Conflict|2003|p=95}} or '''Plebiscite Front''', was a political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] that called for a "[[plebiscite|popular plebiscite]]" to decide if the state should remain part of India, join [[Pakistan]] or become independent.<ref name="A">{{cite book|title=Kashmir: LoC|author=M.G. Chitkara|pages=60–70|publisher=APH Publishing|year=2003|isbn=978-81-7648-441-1}}</ref> The patron of the party was [[Sheikh Abdullah]], the former [[Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] and chief of the [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]], even though he never formally joined it.<ref name="A"/>

==Foundation==
The Plebiscite Front was founded on 9 August 1955 by [[Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg]], a senior leader of the National Conference and lieutenant of Sheikh Abdullah, and formally launched in 1958.<ref name="A"/><ref name="B">{{cite book|title=My Life and Times|author=Sayyid Mir Qasim|pages=70–300|publisher=Allied Publishers|year=1992|isbn=978-81-7023-355-8}}</ref> This followed the 1953 ouster of Sheikh Abdullah from the post of Prime Minister and subsequent arrest by police. While Abdullah commanded the loyalty of its members and guided its politics, Afzal Beg remained the titular president.

==Political stands==
The Plebiscite Front became the principal opposition to the state government, now headed by [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] (1953–63), [[Khwaja Shamsuddin]] (1963-64) and [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]] (1964–71).<ref name="A"/><ref name="B"/> The Front called for a plebiscite or referendum to be held under the auspices of the [[United Nations]], to decide the issue of sovereignty over Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="A"/> Sheikh Abdullah's demand for a plebiscite led to the boycotting of state elections in the 1960s by large numbers of the state's population.<ref name="B"/> However, this enabled easy election victories for the National Conference, which was supported by the Union government and remained in power for most of the decade.<ref name="B"/>

==Indira-Sheikh accord==
By 1972, the Front had emphasized that any plebiscite was not intended to contest Kashmir's accession to India.<ref name="B"/> Plebiscite Front chief Afzal Beg stated that while a plebiscite would put Kashmir's accession into India on "a lasting foundation", his party was no longer insisting on holding a plebiscite.<ref name="B"/> The [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]] welcomed the Front's willingness to confirm Indian sovereignty and held talks with Sheikh Abdullah.<ref name="B"/> The [[1974 Indira-Sheikh accord]] confirmed the support of Sheikh Abdullah and the Plebiscite Front for Indian sovereignty over Kashmir and ended the demand for a plebiscite in return for extensive autonomy and self-government under Article 370 of the [[Constitution of India]].

==Dissolution==
Following the agreement with the Union government, Sheikh Abdullah merged the Plebiscite Front into a renewed National Conference in 1975, which won the democratic elections and affirmed Abdullah as the new [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="B"/>Mirza Afzal Beg became the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

==See also==
* [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference|Hurriyat and Problems before Plebiscite]]
* [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]]
* [[Kashmir conflict]]
* [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{citation |first=Victoria |last=Schofield |authorlink=Victoria Schofield |title=Kashmir in Conflict |publisher=I. B. Taurus & Co |location=London and New York |year=2003 |origyear=First published in 2000 |ISBN=1860648983 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkTetMfI6QkC |ref={{sfnref|Schofield, Kashmir in Conflict|2003}}}}

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