NEW DELHI/JAMMU: Talks between BJP and PDP on government formation in Jammu & Kashmir are down to the wire after a series of intense negotiations which lasted more than 15 rounds.
“The negotiations have entered a decisive phase and meetings are on to iron out differences. The fate of the alliance and the decision on government formation will be announced any time now,” media reports in the national capital said.
According to sources in PDP the party would not opt for middle ground on Article 370 of the Indian Constitution or the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, thereby hardening its stand on the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) it had been negotiating with the BJP for almost two months.
“Agree on all issues or there is no deal,” was PDP veteran Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s message to BJP, according to the India Today.
As BJP and PDP grapple over CMP, the RSS meanwhile raised questions over Article 370 that grants special status for the state.
Last week, it was being speculated that a PDP-BJP government would be in place before the start of the Budget Session of Parliament starting 23 February.
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