From the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), leaders are swiftly changing sides.

PDP’s decision to field Iltija in the Assembly elections did not surprise political pundits as she had been actively managing the party’s poll campaigns during the Parliamentary elections.

Khan was elected to the erstwhile legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir from Kupwara district's Lolab constituency twice in 2008 and 2014.