Opinion | Aaj ki Baat Nov 21 episode: Rajat Sharma on why fresh elections the only way out in Jammu & Kashmir
India TV NewsThe Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Satyapal Malik on Wednesday night swiftly dissolved the state assembly, at the end of a day-long drama in which traditional political rivals People's Democratic Party and National Conference joined hands with Congress to explore formation of a new government. On the other hand, People's Conference led by Sajjad Lone staked claim to form government claiming support of BJP and several dissident PDP legislators. In a late night statement, the Governor said "The impossibility of forming a state government by the coming together of political parties with opposing political ideologies including some which have been demanding dissolution of the Assembly, whereas the experience of the past few years shows that with the fractured mandate that is there is there in the Assembly, it is not possible to form a stable government comprising of like-minded parties." In desperation, Mehbooba opted to join hands with her political rival Omar Abdullah's National Conference and Congress, and wrote a letter to the Governor claiming the support of 56 MLAs.