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BJP-PDP split: Governor's rule imposed in J&K after President's nod

The two-year-old Mehbooba Mufti-led government in Jammu and Kashmir fell on Tuesday after the BJP pulled out of its alliance with the PDP

President Ram Nath Kovind speaks as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on, during the second day of the Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 05, 2018. (
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BS Web Team New Delhi
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI reportedon Wednesday. 

The two-year-old Mehbooba Mufti government in the militancy-hit state collapsed on Tuesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of its alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 


This will be the fourth time Governor's rule is being imposed in the state since 2008 and the eighth time since 1977. 

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