Jammu and Kashmir Government formation : Talks with PM positive, says Mehbooba Mufti
She described it as a "positive meeting" but made no announcements, saying she would take "next steps" after meeting her party lawmakers in Srinagar.
On Monday, Finance Minister Arun Jatiley made clear the BJP's stand, saying, "We are committed to the alliance agenda. Mehbooba has to make up her mind."
Mufti, who had met BJP president Amit Shah last week, had to return to Jammu and Kashmir without any solution with two parties maintaining distant stands.
The BJP and PDP had agreed to the "agenda for alliance" when they joined hands last year to govern Jammu and Kashmir. That partnership was engineered by Mehbooba Mufti's father and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Saeed, who died in early January this year. Mehbooba Mufti has since refused to take oath as chief minister till some key demands of her party are met by the Centre.
BJP and PDP had joined hands last year after no party got a majority in state elections. The PDP is the largest party with 28 seats - now 27 following Sayeed's death - in the 87-member house. The BJP is second with 25 seats.
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