PDP must decide either to go with communal or the secular forces: Azad
SRINAGAR: Pradesh Congress, a former ally of the PDP Tuesday hinted at backing the latter in case the party wanted to form a government in the state.
The ball is in the PDPs court. They have to decide whether they want to side with secular or the communal forces, Ghulam Nabi Azad senior Congress leader and former chief minister said in an interview.
I mean the decision has to be taken by the PDP that whether they want to govern the state with the secular forces of Congress or the communal party like BJP. Mufti sahib is a seasoned leader of masses and he has to take the final call over the issue, Azad said.
Azad said that PDP possesses the mature leadership and they have a fair understanding of good and bad for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He added that PDP must take the final call over the subtle issue while keeping in view its larger interests.
In 2008 elections, BJP had won 11 seats from JK while as PDP had 21 seats in its kitty.
The results that were released on Tuesday, suggested a hung assembly with no single party winning a majority in the 87-member state assembly.
The PDP, that won 28 seats this time five from Srinagar, was part of a coalition that ruled the state between 2002 and 2008. Poll pundits suggest that the party is again likely to form the next government in coalition with other political groups and some independents.
Peoples Democratic Party this time has won 28 seats and has gained seven seats as co0mpared to the last elections. BJP has gained 14 seats this time as earlier that party had 11 members in the assembly.
On the other side, NC has lost 15 seats and most of them from the summer capital Srinagar. Earlier the party had 28 members but this time the results have squeezed it to mere 15. The state Congress has lost five seats this time as the party this time has 12 seats in its kitty.
Both the BJP and the PDP benefited from widespread public discontent over the ruling National Conference party’s handling of devastating September floods that killed more than 200 people in Kashmir.
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