JK govt formation: PDP MLAs to meet today to take final call

Leaders will also deliberate upon the continuance of the PDP's alliance with BJP following Mehbooba Mufti's meeting with PM Modi

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLAs will meet in Srinagar today to take the final call regarding the formation of a new government in the state.

They will also deliberate upon the continuance of the PDP's alliance with BJP following party Chief Mehbooba Mufti's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Soon after the meeting, Mufti had said that she would take a final decision regarding the government formation and PDP-BJP alliance after consulting her party MLAs in the legislature meeting.

Describing her meeting with the Prime Minister as positive, the PDP Chief had had expressed satisfaction about its outcome.

"I am satisfied after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was a very positive meeting. A stalemate was going on for a long time. A final call will be taken after the legislature meet on Thursday," Mehbooba told the media here.

Mufti met Prime Minister Modi at the 7 Race Course Road in a last ditch effort to renew a partnership between the PDP and the BJP to form government in Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier, BJP said it was committed to the implementation of already agreed Agenda of Alliance. PDP is yet to come up with the reaction to the allegations of opposition parties.

State Governor NN Vohra has called separate meetings with PDP Chief and BJP State Unit President tomorrow.

Meanwhile, BJP has clarified that it has not accepted any new condition from PDP for the formation of a new government in the state.

Talking to media persons in New Delhi, party General Secretary Ram Madhav said during her meeting with the Prime Minister, the PDP Chief did not raise any demand.