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2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in five phases from 25 November – 20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which ends its six-year term on 19 January 2020. The results were declared on 23 December 2014.[1][2] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 3 assembly seats out of 87 in Jammu Kashmir elections.[3][4][5]

2014 Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections
← 2008 25 November to 20 December 2014 2024
(union territory) →
All 87 seats in Legislative Assembly
44 seats needed for a majority
Registered7,316,946
Turnout65.91% (Increase4.75%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Nirmal Kumar Singh Omar Abdullah
Party JKPDP BJP JKNC
Leader's seat Anantnag (won) Billawar (won) Beerwah (won), Sonawar(lost)
Last election 21 11 28
Seats won 28 25 15
Seat change Increase7 Increase14 Decrease 13
Popular vote 10,92,203 11,07,194 10,00,693
Percentage 22.67% 22.98% 20.77%
Swing Increase7.31 pp Increase10.55 pp Decrease2.27 pp
  Fourth party
 
Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
Party INC
Leader's seat Did not contest
Last election 17
Seats won 12
Seat change Decrease 5
Popular vote 8,67,883
Percentage 18.01%
Swing Increase0.29 pp
Chief Minister before election

Omar Abdullah
JKNC
(in coalition with the INC)

Elected Chief Minister

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
PDP
(in coalition with the BJP)

This was the last assembly election before the territory's special status was revoked[6] and Ladakh separated as union territory in 2019.[7]

Background and campaign

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Before the election, Indian National Congress broke its alliance with Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and contested on all seats in the assembly.[8]

Campaigning before the elections were aggressive and robust. Following the huge victory of Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian parliamentary election, the BJP turned its attention towards J&K and campaigned on the promise of 'development'. This included a visit from the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi in support of the local BJP campaign.

Boycott Calls

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  • Hardline separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani had appealed to people of Kashmir to boycott the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections completely, arguing that "India has been holding elections in the Valley using the power of the gun and so such an exercise is not legitimate." He added, "My appeal to the youth, in particular, is that the sacrifices rendered by the people must be safeguarded and, hence, in no way should vote during elections."[9][10]
  • Separatists were propagating the poll boycott campaign through video clips on social networking sites and applications, including Facebook and WhatsApp.[9]
  • A four-minute video clip has gone viral on social sites with messages of chairmen of both hardline and moderate factions of Hurriyat Conference and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi. The video message sent through WhatsApp and shared on Facebook and Twitter asked the people to boycott the coming polls.[9]
  • Video also showed Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani addressing a gathering via phone urging youth not to undermine the mission of 'martyrs'. Moderate Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is seen posing for the camera with the appeal that polls must be boycotted 'en masse'.[9]

Despite these calls, voter turnout in the 2014 elections instead increased by 4%, from roughly 61% in the previous election to 65%.

Voting

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The polls were carried out in five phases. Despite several boycott calls by hurriyat leaders, elections recorded highest voters turnout in last 25 years. Voters turnout was more than 65% which is higher than usual voting percentage in other states of India.[11][12][13][14]

 
Voting stages
Date Seats Turnout
Tuesday 25 November 15 71.28
Tuesday 2 December 18 71.00
Tuesday 9 December 16 58.89
Sunday 14 December 18 49.00
Saturday 20 December 20 76.00
Total 87 65.23
Source:[15][16][17][18][19]

The European Parliament, on the behalf of European Union, welcomed the smooth conduct of the State Legislative Elections in the Jammu and Kashmir.[20] The EU in its message said that, "The high voter turnout figure proves that democracy is firmly rooted in India. The EU would like to congratulate India and its democratic system for conduct of fair elections, unmarred by violence, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir".[20][21][22] The European Parliament also takes cognizance of the fact that a large number of Kashmiri voters turned out despite calls for the boycott of elections by certain separatist forces.[21] However, elected Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed said, "If God forbid the Hurriyat and the militants tried to disrupt the elections there would not have been as participative as they had been. They (Pakistan) also allowed these elections to take place." Ruling Party president Mehbooba Mufti also defended Mufti's remarks.[23] While taking a dig at Mufti's statement former Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said that, "In fact, Pakistan and militant groups tried their best to destabilize the democratic process in the state."[24][25]

Results

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Results[26]
 
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party 10,92,203 22.67  7.31 84 28  7
Bharatiya Janata Party 11,07,194 22.98  10.55 75 25  14
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 10,00,693 20.77  2.27 85 15  13
Indian National Congress 8,67,883 18.01  0.29 86 12  5
Jammu & Kashmir People's Conference 93,182 1.93  1.93 26 2  2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,017 0.50  0.30 3 1  –
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party 95,941 1.99  1.40 60 0  3
Independents 3,29,881 6.85  9.49 274 3  1
Others 1,57,858 3.28  2.59 138 1  1
NOTA 49,129 1.02  1.02 87
Total 48,17,981 100
Valid votes 48,17,981 99.90
Invalid votes 4,795 0.10
Votes cast/ turnout 48,22,776 65.91
Abstentions 24,94,170 34.09
Registered voters 73,16,946

Result by Division

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Division Seats
BJP JKNC JKPDP INC Others
Kashmir 46 0 12 25 4 5
Ladakh 4 0 0 0 3 1
Jammu 37 25 3 3 5 1

Results by District

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Division District Seats
BJP JKNC JKPDP INC Others
Kashmir Kupwara 5 0 0 2 0 3
Baramulla 7 0 1 5 1 0
Bandipora 3 0 2 0 1 0
Ganderbal 2 0 2 0 0 0
Srinagar 8 0 3 5 0 0
Budgam 5 0 2 2 0 1
Pulwama 4 0 0 4 0 0
Shopian 2 0 0 2 0 0
Kulgam 4 0 1 1 1 1
Anantnag 6 0 1 4 1 0
Ladakh Leh 2 0 0 0 2 0
Kargil 2 0 0 0 1 1
Jammu Kishtwar 2 1 0 0 1 0
Doda 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ramban 2 1 0 0 1 0
Reasi 3 1 0 0 2 0
Udhampur 3 2 0 0 0 1
Kathua 5 5 0 0 0 0
Samba 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jammu 11 9 2 0 0 0
Rajouri 4 2 0 2 0 0
Poonch 3 0 1 1 1 0
Total 87 25 15 28 12 7

Result by Constituency

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Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[27]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
No. Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Kupwara District
1 Karnah 78.20 Raja Manzoor Ahmad JKPDP 12,371 47.75 Kilifur Rehman Khan JKNC 6,596 25.46 5,775
2 Kupwara 67.10 Bashir Ahmad Dar JKPC 24,754 34.47 Mir Mohd Fayaz JKPDP 24,603 34.26 151
3 Lolab 71.58 Abdul Haq Khan JKPDP 29,408 41.08 Qaizer Jamsheed Lone JKNC 26,538 37.06 2,870
4 Handwara 75.54 Sajad Gani Lone JKPC 29,355 43.19 Chowdry Mohamad Ramzan JKNC 23,932 35.21 5,423
5 Langate 72.51 Abdul Rashid Sheikh Ind 18,172 35.49 Ghulam Nabi Ganai JKPDP 15,667 30.60 2,505
Baramulla District
6 Uri 82.85 Mohammad Shafi JKNC 24,359 39.25 Aijaz Ali Khan JKPDP 18,567 29.92 5,792
7 Rafiabad 69.17 Yawar Ahmad Mir JKPDP 17,918 32.31 Abdul Ghani Vakil INC 15,584 28.10 2,334
8 Sopore 30.79 Abdul Rashid Dar INC 8,429 26.38 Nazir Ahemad Naikoo JKPDP 5,674 17.76 2,755
Bandipora District
9 Gurez 78.31 Nazir Ahmad Khan JKNC 6,664 48.79 Faqir Mohamad Khan INC 6,523 47.26 141
10 Bandipora 67.44 Usman Abdul Majid INC 25,084 37.69 Nizamudin Bhat JKPDP 21,341 32.06 3,743
11 Sonawari 80.77 Mohammad Akbar Lone JKNC 32,567 40.53 Yasir Reshi JKPDP 32,161 40.02 406
Baramulla District
12 Sangrama 58.53 Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari JKPDP 12,127 31.37 Shuib Nabi Lone INC 10,392 26.84 1,754
13 Baramulla 39.73 Javid Hassan Baig JKPDP 14,418 43.75 Gh. Hassan Rahi JKNC 7,401 22.46 7,017
14 Gulmarg 71.71 Mohammad Abass Wani JKPDP 22,957 33.81 Ghulam Hassan Mir JKDPN 20,146 29.67 2,811
15 Pattan 58.72 Imran Raza Ansari JKPDP 21,218 40.41 Aga Syed Mehboob Al Mosavi JKNC 11,884 22.63 9,334
Ganderbal District
16 Kangan 78.72 Mian Altaf Ahmad JKNC 25,812 47.12 Basir Ahmad Mir JKPDP 24,380 44.50 1,432
17 Ganderbal 59.11 Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh JKNC 19,478 36.38 Qazi Mohammad Afzal JKPDP 18,881 35.27 597
Srinagar District
18 Hazratbal 29.54 Asiea Naqash JKPDP 13,234 44.84 Mohammad Syed Akhoon JKNC 9,834 33.34 3,400
19 Zadibal 23.93 Abid Hussain Ansari JKPDP 7,852 42.66 Peer Afaq Ahmad JKNC 4,849 26.35 3,003
20 Eidgah 27.80 Mubarik Ahmad Gul JKNC 6,766 41.38 Ali Mohammad Wani JKPDP 6,158 37.66 608
21 Khanyar 26.16 Ali Mohammad Sagar JKNC 6,505 48.76 Muhammad Khurshid Alam JKPDP 5,338 40.01 1,167
22 Habba Kadal 21.30 Shamim Firdous JKNC 4,955 42.40 Moti Koul BJP 2,596 22.21 2,359
23 Amira Kadal 24.84 Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari JKPDP 11,726 54.57 Nasir Aslam Wani JKNC 6,385 29.71 5,341
24 Sonawar 44.00 Mohammad Ashraf Mir JKPDP 14,283 41.88 Omar Abdullah JKNC 9,500 27.85 4,783
25 Batmaloo 24.48 Noor Mohammad Sheikh JKPDP 12,542 42.56 Mohammad Irfan Shah JKNC 8,215 27.88 4,327
Budgam District
26 Chadoora 63.41 Javaid Mustafa Mir JKPDP 25,770 48.26 Ali Mohammad Dar JKNC 24,077 45.09 1,693
27 Budgam 66.32 Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi JKNC 30,090 43.76 Gh. Moinuddin Bhat JKPDP 27,303 39.71 2,787
28 Beerwah 74.58 Omar Abdullah JKNC 23,717 34.18 Nazir Ahmad Khan JKPDP 22,807 32.86 910
29 Khan Sahib 81.16 Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Shah JKPDF 26,649 38.16 Saifuddin Bhat JKPDP 25,540 36.58 1,109
30 Chrar-i-sharief 82.44 Ghulam Nabi Lone JKPDP 32,849 50.85 Abdul Rahim Rather JKNC 27,682 42.85 5,167
Pulwama District
31 Tral 38.22 Mushtaq Ahmad Shah JKPDP 12,415 38.56 Mohd Ashraf Bhat JKNC 8,305 25.80 4,110
32 Pampore 46.81 Zahoor Ahmad Mir JKPDP 16,239 44.38 Yawar Ali Abbass Masoodi JKNC 12,741 34.82 3,498
33 Pulwama 38.10 Mohammad Khalil Bandh JKPDP 11,631 38.55 Ghulam Nabi Wani JKNC 10,599 35.13 1,032
34 Rajpora 54.09 Haseeb A Drabu JKPDP 18,103 36.95 Gh. Moinuddin Mir JKNC 13,830 28.23 4,273
Shopian District
35 Wachi 46.37 Aijaz Ahmad Mir JKPDP 15,610 42.47 Showkat Hussain Ganie JKNC 13,805 37.56 1,805
36 Shopian 50.65 Mohammad Yousuf Bhat JKPDP 14,262 34.20 Shabir Ahmad Kullay Ind 11,896 28.52 2,366
Kulgam District
37 Noorabad 80.89 Abdul Majid Padder JKPDP 28,698 48.36 Sakina Itoo JKNC 24,990 42.11 3,708
38 Kulgam 56.36 Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami CPI(M) 20,574 38.69 Nazir Ahmad Lawray JKPDP 20,240 38.06 334
39 Hom Shali Bugh 37.56 Majeed Bhat Laram JKNC 11,406 40.00 Abdul Gaffar Sofi JKPDP 35.55 10,137 1,269
Anantnag District
40 Anantnag 39.67 Mufti Mohd Sayeed JKPDP 16,983 51.20 Hilal Ahmad Shah INC 10,955 33.03 6,028
Kulgam District
41 Devsar 64.58 Mohammad Amin Bhat INC 20,162 35.08 Mohammad Sartaj Madni JKPDP 18,651 32.45 1,511
Anantnag District
42 Dooru 64.99 Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi JKPDP 18,150 37.58 Ghulam Ahmad Mir INC 17,989 37.24 161
43 Kokernag 66.13 Abdul Rahim Rather JKPDP 24,284 42.30 Peerzada Mohammad Syed INC 19,713 34.33 4,571
44 Shangus 68.77 Gulzar Ahmad Wani INC 21,085 37.08 Peerzada Mansoor Hussain JKPDP 18,886 33.26 2,189
45 Bijbehara 55.60 Abdul Rehman Bhat JKPDP 23,581 48.79 Bashir Ahmad Shah JKNC 20,713 42.85 2,868
46 Pahalgam 69.75 Altaf Ahmad Wani JKNC 25,232 44.67 Rafi Ahmad Mir JKPDP 24,328 43.07 904
Leh District
47 Nubra 73.41 Deldan Namgail INC 3,936 38.00 Tsetan Namgyal JKNC 2,318 22.38 1,618
48 Leh 67.98 Nawang Rigzin INC 27,585 57.28 Chering Dorjay BJP 19,909 41.34 7,676
Kargil District
49 Kargil 75.48 Asgar Ali Karbalaie INC 22,911 50.51 Anayat Ali JKPDP 12,406 27.35 10,505
50 Zanskar 74.05 Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi Ind 6,763 43.19 Ghulam Raza INC 6,197 39.58 566
Kishtwar District
51 Kishtwar 78.10 Sunil Kumar Sharma BJP 28,054 45.37 Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo INC 25,202 40.76 2,852
52 Inderwal 75.64 Ghulam Mohammad Saroori INC 29,754 46.93 Tariq Hussain Keen BJP 17,384 27.42 12,370
Doda District
53 Doda 79.34 Shakti Raj BJP 24,572 36.63 Abdul Majid Wani INC 20,532 30.61 4,040
54 Bhaderwah 69.11 Daleep Singh BJP 25,953 35.33 Mohd Sharief Niaz INC 24,457 33.29 1,496
Ramban District
55 Ramban (SC) 69.20 Neelam Kumar Langeh BJP 25,349 42.30 Dr. Chaman Lal JKNC 19,985 33.25 5,364
56 Banihal 73.37 Vikar Rasool Wani INC 17,671 30.65 Bashir Ahmad Runyal JKPDP 13,322 23.10 4,349
Reasi District
57 Gulab Garh 82.09 Mumtaz Ahmed INC 17,964 32.00 Abdul Gani Malik JKNC 16,148 28.77 1,816
58 Reasi 80.32 Ajay Nanda BJP 22,017 25.26 Saraf Singh Ind 20,130 23.09 1,887
59 Gool Arnas 82.58 Ajaz Ahmed Khan INC 22,966 45.24 Kuldeep Raj Dubey BJP 16,088 31.69 6,878
Udhampur District
60 Udhampur 79.44 Pawan Kumar Gupta Ind 36,226 42.57 Balwant Singh Mankotia JKNPP 21,576 25.36 14,650
61 Chenani (SC) 75.18 Dina Nath Bhagat BJP 33,047 50.17 Krishan Chander INC 12,715 19.30 20,332
62 Ram Nagar 75.43 Ranbir Singh Pathania BJP 45,891 55.71 Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP 28,471 34.56 17,420
Kathua District
63 Bani 78.99 Jewan Lal BJP 12,841 39.14 Ghulam Hyder Malik JKNC 8,429 25.69 4,412
64 Basohli 73.70 Chaudhary Lal Singh BJP 29,808 53.07 Davinder Singh JKNC 12,007 21.38 17,801
65 Kathua 80.66 Rajiv Jasrotia BJP 35,670 39.11 Somraj Majotra BSP 28,864 31.65 6,806
66 Billawar 77.15 Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh BJP 43,447 58.30 Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma INC 25,472 34.18 17,975
67 Hira Nagar (SC) 72.34 Kuldeep Raj BJP 55,399 69.15 Giridhari Lal Chalotra INC 16,115 20.11 39,284
Samba District
68 Samba (SC) 75.60 Devinder Kumar Manyal BJP 34,075 53.08 Yash Paul Kundal JKNPP 11,957 18.63 22,118
69 Vijay Pur 78.58 Chander Parkash BJP 38,607 43.45 Surjit Singh Slathia JKNC 26,435 29.75 12,172
Jammu District
70 Nagrota 83.22 Devender Singh Rana JKNC 23,678 39.03 Nand Kishore BJP 19,630 32.35 4,048
71 Gandhi Nagar 65.28 Kavinder Gupta BJP 56,679 51.17 Raman Bhalla INC 39,902 36.02 16,777
72 Jammu East 66.17 Rajesh Gupta BJP 21,776 61.69 Vikram Malhotra INC 9,082 25.73 12,694
73 Jammu West 64.09 Sat Paul Sharma BJP 69,626 70.63 Surinder Singh Shingari INC 18,997 19.27 50,629
74 Bishnah 76.15 Kamal Verma JKNC 29,380 41.62 Ashwini Kumar Sharma BJP 26,339 37.39 2,986
75 R. S. Pura (SC) 77.53 Dr. Gagan Bhagat BJP 25,696 41.65 Bushan Lal JKNC 12,086 19.59 13,610
76 Suchet Garh 78.32 Sham Lal Choudhary BJP 19,971 38.82 Taranjit Singh Toni JKNC 10,554 20.51 9,417
77 Marh 81.58 Sukh Nandan Kumar BJP 25,396 42.35 Ajay Kumar Sadhothra JKNC 13,784 22.99 11,612
78 Raipur Domana (SC) 74.52 Bali Bhagat BJP 49,134 66.99 Mula Ram INC 16,991 23.17 32,143
79 Akhnoor 81.10 Rajeev Sharma BJP 41,901 53.19 Sham Lal Sharma INC 32,521 41.29 9,380
80 Chhamb (SC) 77.55 Kirshan Lal BJP 36,033 60.53 Tara Chand INC 21,243 35.69 14,790
Rajouri District
81 Nowshera 79.68 Ravinder Raina BJP 37,374 49.51 Surinder Choudhary INC 27,871 36.92 9,503
82 Darhal 82.45 Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali JKPDP 24,381 31.58 Choudhary Liaqat Ali JKNC 19,313 25.01 5,068
83 Rajouri 76.09 Qamar Hussain JKPDP 26,954 30.63 Chowdhary Talib Hussain BJP 24,464 27.80 2,490
84 Kalakote 76.66 Abdul Ghani Kohli BJP 25,225 38.13 Rachhpal Singh JKNC 19,047 28.79 6,178
Poonch District
85 Surankote 76.49 Choudhary Mohammad Akram INC 30,584 46.45 Mushtaq Ahmed Shah JKNC 22,520 34.20 8,064
86 Mendhar 80.09 Javed Ahmed Rana JKNC 31,186 47.75 Mohd Mahroof Khan JKPDP 22,161 33.93 9,025
87 Poonch Haveli 76.25 Shah Mohammad Tantray JKPDP 19,488 25.57 Ajaz Ahemad Khan JKNC 15,976 20.96 3,512

Government formation

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Three days after the results, the JKNC approached the BJP for a meeting to try and form a government[citation needed]. As part of the deal, Nirmal Kumar Singh was to be the chief minister and JKNC's MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar was to be his deputy.[citation needed] The deal fell through after a revolt in the JKNC. The BJP also rejected this deal, citing morality issues.[citation needed]

In the following days, the JKNC also announced its intention to support the PDP from outside by submitting a letter to the governor Narinder Nath Vohra after the dialogue with the BJP fell through. The PDP refused.

A week after the results, the PDP and the BJP officially started talks. Both parties had a two-member team to form a Common Minimum Programme (CMP). The PDP was represented by Naeem Akhtar and Haseeb Drabu, while Ram Madhav and Nirmal Kumar Singh represented the BJP. Minister of State in the PMO, Jitendra Singh, supervised the dialogue.

Omar Abdullah resigned as chief minister on 24 December. The Governor Narinder Nath Vohra accepted his resignation but asked him to continue in an interim capacity until the formation of a new government. President's rule was imposed on 1 January 2015.

After dealing with issues, both parties turned their attention to the composition of the cabinet. The PDP was initially reluctant for a three-year rotation of the chief minister's post but later agreed. There were also issues related to the joining of the government by separatist-turned-politician Sajjad Lone. In the run-up to the election, he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and praised him by calling him "big brother." The BJP reciprocated by not running a candidate against Lone for the Handwara seat, from where he won, and got elected to the assembly for the first time.

Both parties announced on 25 February that the CMP was almost ready, in a joint press conference called by BJP national President Amit Shah and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti. They also stated that the ideological differences had been "ironed out" and both parties were now working on the formation of a cabinet. The dialogue between both parties ended successfully on 18 February - two months and 5 days after the beginning of talks.

The new PDP-BJP government took the oath of office on 1 March in the Zorawar Singh Stadium of Jammu, with Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as chief minister for the full term of six years and Nirmal Kumar Singh as his deputy. Modi was also present for the occasion. Twelve cabinet ministers from each party were also sworn-in. This was the first time that the BJP was a coalition partner in the Jammu and Kashmir government. Lone and independent MLA for Udhampur, Pawan Kumar Gupta, were also sworn-in as cabinet ministers from the BJP's quota.

The CMP was then released in a press conference. The CMP gave a vision of the "all-around development of Jammu and Kashmir" and "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" (with everyone, everyone's development). Contentious issues like Article 370 and AFSPA would be referred to a high-power committee, with representation from both parties and civil society. The PDP also agreed to join the NDA's central, with Mehbooba Mufti's induction into the union cabinet, at a later date, and also support the Modi government in both houses of parliament.

See also

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