Sir — Government formation in Jammu & Kashmir continues to remain elusive. There is some hope of a tie-up between the Bharatiya Janata Party, having 25 seats, and the Peoples Democratic Party having 28 seats in the State Assembly, which can give a stable and representative Government. The problem is that some of the conditions the Peoples Democratic Party has laid down, may not be acceptable to the BJP. The PDP’s position on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is at complete variance with that of the BJP, just as the issue of Article 370 is.
There has also been conflicting reports about a tie-up between the BJP and the National Conference, and even a PDP-NC-Congress alliance to keep the BJP away from power. The significant fact is that the BJP has won all its seats from Jammu region while the other three parties have won seats from the valley. Any Government which excludes the BJP will not represent Jammu and will not be in the interests of the State. We have to wait and see how developments pan out there.