Chinks in PDP-BJP coalition widen after LC Poll Verdict Archives

Instead of defeating the opposition Congress, they (BJP) defeated their own ally (PDP),” a senior PDP Minister said. Fresh differences have cropped up between the ruling allies, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after the former lost a “safe seat” in the recently-held Legislative Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir. A senior PDP minister said there was an understanding for two seats each for both PDP and BJP. “They were joint candidates and the mandate for both the parties was to get them elected. Instead of defeating…