Srinagar, April 15 -- After a drubbing in the recent assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairperson Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday dissolved all party units, including state, provisional, district and block committees, along with the panel of spokespersons.

Azad's secretary Bashir Arif confirmed the development. "We are in the process of appointing new officer bearers. The announcements will be made shortly," he said.

The DPAP, which contested the J&K assembly elections on 25 seats last year, drew a blank, with most contestants unable to save their security deposits. The party has since been mostly inactive, with its leaders going as far as claiming that Azad has 'lost interest' in DPAP.

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