Mehbooba Mufti Meets Governor

KL Report

SRINAGAR

As political stalemate continues in Jammu and Kashmir after the Assembly elections threw up a hung verdict, Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday met Governor N N Vohra over the issue of government formation in the state.

As the party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is still busy with the consultations with his party leaders, newly-elected legislators, senior workers and some of the members of the civil society in a bid to shape the party’s response to the challenge thrown up by the fractured verdict.

The Governor on Friday invited the PDP president and BJP state unit president Jugal Kishore Sharma for separate meetings to hold discussions on formation of government in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Assembly elections threw up a hung verdict with PDP emerging as the single-largest party with 28 seats in the 87-member lower house. BJP, second-largest party won 25 seats followed by National Conference at 15 and Congress with 12.

So far no single party or combination of parties, have staked a claim for formation of the government. But as per sources BJP has reached a deal with PDP to form the next government in the state.

Pertinently an elected government has to be put in place by January 19, failing which the Governor’s rule will be imposed in the state.

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