After months of confusion and negotiations, Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP finally took oath as Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman Chief Minister on Monday.
The 56-year-old law graduate is credited with the rise of the PDP, and has come a long way after she joined the Congress at the height of militancy in the state in 1996.
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As the fiery leader assumes office, here are other woman politicians in India who have been the first to lead the administration in their respective states as well as the nation.
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