SRINAGAR : With three weeks left for the expiry of deadline for the formation of next government in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was yet to respond to the unconditional support offered by Congress and National Conference (NC), though it has held initial round of talks with BJP.
Meanwhile, there is no proposal of a meeting between Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, patron of PDP, which has emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats in the hung assembly, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on government formation in near future, chief spokesperson Nayeem Akhtar told UNI. Though the deadline for the formation of next government is January 17, Governor N N Vohra has written letters to PDP and BJP, which is second with 25 seats in the 12th Assembly, inviting them to negotiate and find out ways to end the deadlock as no party could reach the magic figure of 44 in the 87-member House. The NC, which has 15 seats and Congress with 12 seats, have already announced support to PDP to form the government to keep BJP away.
An independent MLA Er Sheikh Abdul Rashid has also announced unconditional support, if PDP and NC form a coalition government in the state to close doors to the saffron party.
Even former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has suggested grand alliance of secular parties-PDP, NC and Congress-in the state.
(AGENCIES)
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