In The Opposition
In 1964 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed headed the opposition to the Government of Chief Minister Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq. In the late summer of the same year the majority of the legislators compelled him to move a vote of no-confidence against the Government but he was arrested and detained under the Defence of India Rules despite the support of the majority of MLA's in the State Assembly which was prorogued by the Governor. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed was released on health grounds in December. In June 1965 he made an announcement that he had decided to retire from politics.
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed's popularity, however, remained undiminished and in 1967 he was elected to the Lok Sabha on a National Conference ticket defeating the ruling Congress nominee, Ali Mohammed Tariq, by a big margin. He remained a member of the Lok Sabha till 1971.
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed died in July 1972.
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| Preceded by Sheikh Abdullah |
Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 1953 – 1963 |
Succeeded by Khwaja Shamsuddin |
| Persondata | |
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| Name | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Date of birth | 1907 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | 1972 |
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