The general budget was expected to bridge the political gap between the BJP and the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir. But Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ended his budget speech without mentioning the state, upsetting hopes of an early revival of the PDP-BJP alliance and delaying government formation even more, sources say. Jammu and Kashmir has been under governor’s rule since Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who headed the PDP-BJP alliance government, died in January. His daughter and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has said in the past that she wants the Centre to…
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