Ahead of Delhi Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has courted controversy with her abusive speech in the national capital.
The PDP leader met the governor at the Raj Bhavan in Jammu on Wednesday morning to discuss the formation of the government in the state.
Despite reservations within the BJP MLAs over playing second fiddle to the PDP, sources said that BJP leader Nirmal Singh may be nominated as the party's choice for the deputy chief ministership if the alliance between the two largest parties is formalised.
Top sources in the BJP told IndiaToday.in that the PDP is adamant on chief ministership and the BJP is now actively considering Deputy CM's post. They also said Jammu MLA Nirmal singh is a formidable contender for the post.
The Assembly elections threw up a hung verdict with PDP emerging as the single-largest party with 28 seats in the 87-member lower house.
As BJP general secretary Ram Madhav and the party's state president Jugal Kishore Sharma rushed to meet Governor N.N. Vohra on Tuesday morning, the Congress and National Conference has again offered support to the PDP to keep the saffron party out.
Addressing the concluding session of the Delhi BJP's state executive meeting on Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah said all workers and leaders will have to stay united and ensure victory of the candidates selected by the party.
BJP leader Ram Madhav and Jammu and Kashmir state unit president Jugal Kishore Sharma met Governor NN Vohra on Tuesday.
National Conference (NC) spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu said NC could be a natural ally given the stand taken by the PDP leadership against national parties during the election campaign.
At present, the political crises in Jammu and Kashmir has put Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at the centre stage of state politics with all major political parties keen to forge an alliance with the PDP, which has emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly polls. So, Mufti is weighing all options.
Kashmir First will be the clarion call from Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and this may be complemented by the BJP, which is desirous to be part of a government in the state.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, who is holding intra-party discussions on possible alliances to form the next government in the state, is slated to meet Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra on Wednesday for discussing government formation.
The poorvanchali population in these constituencies varies from 26 to 54 per cent while the poorvanchali voters' population ranges from 17 to 47 per cent.
The PDP has emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly elections with 28 seats followed by the BJP at 25. The PDP has the 'moral mandate' of the people and the BJP should support it to form the new government.
Four ministers -- three from the BJP and one from the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) -- also took oath.
Governor NN Vohra has invited both the PDP and the BJP to forward their
plans for the formation of the government. The two parties have been
holding parleys in the state to reach the magic figure of 44 in the
87-member Assembly. PDP-NC tie-up: When political rivals try to become friends
Raghubar Das, a former deputy chief minister and a party vice-president, is being touted as the front-runner for the top job.
Omar took to Twitter to make this assertion amid speculation that the NC may support BJP in forming a new government in the state.
The former Delhi chief minister, who was often seen with a muffler during his campaigning last year, will be joining the donors over coffee on December 27.
