Congress challenges PDP-BJP to form stable Govt in J-K

The Congress party on Tuesday challenged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a stable government in Jammu and Kashmir.

"I do not know whether a stable Government is going to take place, after two months of discussions, now they are close to a government, but we wish them all the best," Congress leader Salman Soz told ANI.

"The people of J-K need a stable government because they suffered from massive flooding in the state," he added.

Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M.Y. Tarigami pointed out that BJP and PDP raised completely different issues during their respective election campaigns, calling their union an 'unholy alliance'.

Earlier in the day, the BJP and the PDP stated that Jammu and Kashmir would soon have a government under their alliance, adding that their union was formulated keeping peace of the state in mind.

The J-K assembly elections had thrown up a hung verdict, with the PDP emerging as the single-largest party in with 28 seats. The BJP won 25 seats, with the National Conference and Congress winning 15 and 12 seats respectively.