SRINAGAR – After the fall of the BJP-PDP coalition government in Jammu andKashmir, the imposition of Governor’s rule became inevitable in the stateon Tuesday.
Shortly after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of the coalitiongovernment, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti rushed to the Raj Bhawan here andsubmitted her resignation to Governor N.N. Vohra.
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad toldreporters that the BJP, by pulling out of the coalition, was trying to putall the blame for corruption on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Asked if the Congress would support the PDP to form a new government, Azadsaid: “The question does not arise.”
Meanwhile, former Chief minister and National Conference leader OmarAbdullah met the Governor at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
According to party sources, Abdullah has ruled out any possible support tothe PDP.
In the 87-member Assembly, elections for which were held in 2014, the PDPhad 28, the National Conference 15, BJP 25, Congress 12, Peoples Conference2, CPI-M 1, Peoples Democratic Front 1 and Independents 3 seats.
The BJP on Tuesday ended its alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and pulled out of the PDP-led Jammu and Kashmir government.
“It has become untenable for the BJP to continue in the alliancegovernment,” Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Madhav told the media here.