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]
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Registered | 7,316,946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the last assembly election before the territory's special status was revoked[6] and Ladakh separated as union territory in 2019.[7]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
editBefore 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
edit- 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
editThe 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]
Date | Seats | Turnout | |
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Tuesday 25 November | 15 | 71.28% | |
Tuesday 2 December | 18 | 71% | |
Tuesday 9 December | 16 | 58.89% | |
Sunday 14 December | 18 | 49% | |
Saturday 20 December | 20 | 76% | |
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
editParty | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||
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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 |
No. | Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | ||||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||||
Kupwara District | ||||||||||||
1 | Karnah | Raja Manzoor Ahmad | JKPDP | 12,371 | 47.75 | Kilifur Rehman Khan | JKNC | 6,596 | 25.46 | 5,775 | ||
2 | Kupwara | Bashir Ahmad Dar | JKPC | 24,754 | 34.47 | Mir Mohd Fayaz | JKPDP | 24,603 | 34.26 | 151 | ||
3 | Lolab | Abdul Haq Khan | JKPDP | 29,408 | 41.08 | Qaizer Jamsheed Lone | JKNC | 26,538 | 37.06 | 2,870 | ||
4 | Handwara | Sajad Gani Lone | JKPC | 29,355 | 43.19 | Chowdry Mohamad Ramzan | JKNC | 23,932 | 35.21 | 5,423 | ||
5 | Langate | Abdul Rashid Sheikh | Ind | 18,172 | 35.49 | Ghulam Nabi Ganai | JKPDP | 15,667 | 30.60 | 2,505 | ||
Baramulla District | ||||||||||||
6 | Uri | Mohammad Shafi | JKNC | 24,359 | 39.25 | Aijaz Ali Khan | JKPDP | 18,567 | 29.92 | 5,792 | ||
7 | Rafiabad | Yawar Ahmad Mir | JKPDP | 17,918 | 32.31 | Abdul Ghani Vakil | INC | 15,584 | 28.10 | 2,334 | ||
8 | Sopore | Abdul Rashid Dar | INC | 8,429 | 26.38 | Nazir Ahemad Naikoo | JKPDP | 5,674 | 17.76 | 2,755 | ||
Bandipora District | ||||||||||||
9 | Gurez | Nazir Ahmad Khan | JKNC | 6,664 | 48.79 | Faqir Mohamad Khan | INC | 6,523 | 47.26 | 141 | ||
10 | Bandipora | Usman Abdul Majid | INC | 25,084 | 37.69 | Nizamudin Bhat | JKPDP | 21,341 | 32.06 | 3,743 | ||
11 | Sonawari | Mohammad Akbar Lone | JKNC | 32,567 | 40.53 | Yasir Reshi | JKPDP | 32,161 | 40.02 | 406 | ||
Baramulla District | ||||||||||||
12 | Sangrama | Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari | JKPDP | 12,127 | 31.37 | Shuib Nabi Lone | INC | 10,392 | 26.84 | 1,754 | ||
13 | Baramulla | Javid Hassan Baig | JKPDP | 14,418 | 43.75 | Gh. Hassan Rahi | JKNC | 7,401 | 22.46 | 7,017 | ||
14 | Gulmarg | Mohd. Abass Wani | JKPDP | 22,957 | 33.81 | Ghulam Hassan Mir | JKDPN | 20,146 | 29.67 | 2,811 | ||
15 | Pattan | Imran Raza Ansari | JKPDP | 21,218 | 40.41 | Aga Syed Mehboob Al Mosavi | JKNC | 11,884 | 22.63 | 9,334 | ||
Ganderbal District | ||||||||||||
16 | Kangan | Altaf Ahmad | JKNC | 25,812 | 47.12 | Basir Ahmad Mir | JKPDP | 24,380 | 44.50 | 1,432 | ||
17 | Ganderbal | Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh | JKNC | 19,478 | 36.38 | Qazi Mohammad Afzal | JKPDP | 18,881 | 35.27 | 597 | ||
Srinagar District | ||||||||||||
18 | Hazratbal | Asiea | JKPDP | 13,234 | 44.84 | Mohammad Syed Akhoon | JKNC | 9,834 | 33.34 | 3,400 | ||
19 | Zadibal | Abid Hussain Ansari | JKPDP | 7,852 | 42.66 | Peer Afaq Ahmad | JKNC | 4,849 | 26.35 | 3,003 | ||
20 | Eidgah | Mubarik Ahmad Gul | JKNC | 6,766 | 41.38 | Ali Mohammad Wani | JKPDP | 6,158 | 37.66 | 608 | ||
21 | Khanyar | Ali Mohd Sagar | JKNC | 6,505 | 48.76 | Muhammad Khurshid Alam | JKPDP | 5,338 | 40.01 | 1,167 | ||
22 | Habba Kadal | Shamim Firdous | JKNC | 4,955 | 42.40 | Moti Koul | BJP | 2,596 | 22.21 | 2,359 | ||
23 | Amira Kadal | Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari | JKPDP | 11,726 | 54.57 | Nasir Aslam Wani | JKNC | 6,385 | 29.71 | 5,341 | ||
24 | Sonawar | Mohammad Ashraf Mir | JKPDP | 14,283 | 41.88 | Omar Abdullah | JKNC | 9,500 | 27.85 | 4,783 | ||
25 | Batmaloo | Noor Mohd Sheikh | JKPDP | 12,542 | 42.56 | Mohammad Irfan Shah | JKNC | 8,215 | 27.88 | 4,327 | ||
Budgam District | ||||||||||||
26 | Chadoora | Javaid Mustafa Mir | JKPDP | 25,770 | 48.26 | Ali Mohammad Dar | JKNC | 24,077 | 45.09 | 1,693 | ||
27 | Budgam | Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi | JKNC | 30,090 | 43.76 | Gh. Moinuddin Bhat | JKPDP | 27,303 | 39.71 | 2,787 | ||
28 | Beerwah | Omar Abdullah | JKNC | 23,717 | 34.18 | Nazir Ahmad Khan | JKPDP | 22,807 | 32.86 | 910 | ||
29 | Khan Sahib | Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Shah | JKPDF | 26,649 | 38.16 | Saifuddin Bhat | JKPDP | 25,540 | 36.58 | 1,109 | ||
30 | Chrar-i-sharief | Ghulam Nabi Lone | JKPDP | 32,849 | 50.85 | Abdul Rahim Rather | JKNC | 27,682 | 42.85 | 5,167 | ||
Pulwama District | ||||||||||||
31 | Tral | Mushtaq Ahmad Shah | JKPDP | 12,415 | 38.56 | Mohd Ashraf Bhat | JKNC | 8,305 | 25.80 | 4,110 | ||
32 | Pampore | Zahoor Ahmad Mir | JKPDP | 16,239 | 44.38 | Yawar Ali Abbass Masoodi | JKNC | 12,741 | 34.82 | 3,498 | ||
33 | Pulwama | Mohd. Khalil Band | JKPDP | 11,631 | 38.55 | Ghulam Nabi Wani | JKNC | 10,599 | 35.13 | 1,032 | ||
34 | Rajpora | Haseeb A Drabu | JKPDP | 18,103 | 36.95 | Gh. Moinuddin Mir | JKNC | 13,830 | 28.23 | 4,273 | ||
Shopian District | ||||||||||||
35 | Wachi | Aijaz Ahmad Mir | JKPDP | 15,610 | 42.47 | Showkat Hussain Ganie | JKNC | 13,805 | 37.56 | 1,805 | ||
36 | Shopian | Mohd Yousuf Bhat | JKPDP | 14,262 | 34.20 | Shabir Ahmad Kullay | Ind | 11,896 | 28.52 | 2,366 | ||
Kulgam District | ||||||||||||
37 | Noorabad | Abdul Majid Padder | JKPDP | 28,698 | 48.36 | Sakina Itoo | JKNC | 24,990 | 42.11 | 3,708 | ||
38 | Kulgam | Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami | CPI(M) | 20,574 | 38.69 | Nazir Ahmad Lawray | JKPDP | 20,240 | 38.06 | 334 | ||
39 | Hom Shali Bugh | Ab. Majeed | JKNC | 11,406 | 40.00 | Abdul Gaffar Sofi | JKPDP | 35.55 | 10,137 | 1,269 | ||
Anantnag District | ||||||||||||
40 | Anantnag | Mufti Mohd Sayeed | JKPDP | 16,983 | 51.20 | Hilal Ahmad Shah | INC | 10,955 | 33.03 | 6,028 | ||
Kulgam District | ||||||||||||
41 | Devsar | Mohammad Amin Bhat | INC | 20,162 | 35.08 | Mohammad Sartaj Madni | JKPDP | 18,651 | 32.45 | 1,511 | ||
Anantnag District | ||||||||||||
42 | Dooru | Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi | JKPDP | 18,150 | 37.58 | Ghulam Ahmad Mir | INC | 17,989 | 37.24 | 161 | ||
43 | Kokernag | Abdul Rahim Rather | JKPDP | 24,284 | 42.30 | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | INC | 19,713 | 34.33 | 4,571 | ||
44 | Shangus | Gulzar Ahmad Wani | INC | 21,085 | 37.08 | Peerzada Mansoor Hussain | JKPDP | 18,886 | 33.26 | 2,189 | ||
45 | Bijbehara | Abdul Rehman Bhat | JKPDP | 23,581 | 48.79 | Bashir Ahmad Shah | JKNC | 20,713 | 42.85 | 2,868 | ||
46 | Pahalgam | Altaf Ahmad Wani | JKNC | 25,232 | 44.67 | Rafi Ahmad Mir | JKPDP | 24,328 | 43.07 | 904 | ||
Leh District | ||||||||||||
47 | Nubra | Deldan Namgail | INC | 3,936 | 38.00 | Tsetan Namgyal | JKNC | 2,318 | 22.38 | 1,618 | ||
48 | Leh | Nawang Rigzin | INC | 27,585 | 57.28 | Chering Dorjay | BJP | 19,909 | 41.34 | 7,676 | ||
Kargil District | ||||||||||||
49 | Kargil | Asgar Ali Karbalaie | INC | 22,911 | 50.51 | Anayat Ali | JKPDP | 12,406 | 27.35 | 10,505 | ||
50 | Zanskar | Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi | Ind | 6,763 | 43.19 | Ghulam Raza | INC | 6,197 | 39.58 | 566 | ||
Kishtwar District | ||||||||||||
51 | Kishtwar | Sunil Kumar Sharma | BJP | 28,054 | 45.37 | Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo | INC | 25,202 | 40.76 | 2,852 | ||
52 | Inderwal | Ghulam Mohd Saroori | INC | 29,754 | 46.93 | Tariq Hussain Keen | BJP | 17,384 | 27.42 | 12,370 | ||
Doda District | ||||||||||||
53 | Doda | Shakti Raj | BJP | 24,572 | 36.63 | Abdul Majid Wani | INC | 20,532 | 30.61 | 4,040 | ||
54 | Bhaderwah | Daleep Singh | BJP | 25,953 | 35.33 | Mohd Sharief Niaz | INC | 24,457 | 33.29 | 1,496 | ||
Ramban District | ||||||||||||
55 | Ramban (SC) | Neelam Kumar Langeh | BJP | 25,349 | 42.30 | Dr. Chaman Lal | JKNC | 19,985 | 33.25 | 5,364 | ||
56 | Banihal | Vikar Rasool Wani | INC | 17,671 | 30.65 | Bashir Ahmad Runyal | JKPDP | 13,322 | 23.10 | 4,349 | ||
Reasi District | ||||||||||||
57 | Gulab Garh | Mumtaz Ahmed | INC | 17,964 | 32.00 | Abdul Gani Malik | JKNC | 16,148 | 28.77 | 1,816 | ||
58 | Reasi | Ajay Nanda | BJP | 22,017 | 25.26 | Saraf Singh | Ind | 20,130 | 23.09 | 1,887 | ||
59 | Gool Arnas | Ajaz Ahmed Khan | INC | 22,966 | 45.24 | Kuldeep Raj Dubey | BJP | 16,088 | 31.69 | 6,878 | ||
Udhampur District | ||||||||||||
60 | Udhampur | Pawan Kumar Gupta | Ind | 36,226 | 42.57 | Balwant Singh Mankotia | JKNPP | 21,576 | 25.36 | 14,650 | ||
61 | Chenani (SC) | Dina Nath | BJP | 33,047 | 50.17 | Krishan Chander | INC | 12,715 | 19.30 | 20,332 | ||
62 | Ram Nagar | Ranbir Singh Pathania | BJP | 45,891 | 55.71 | Harsh Dev Singh | JKNPP | 28,471 | 34.56 | 17,420 | ||
Kathua District | ||||||||||||
63 | Bani | Jewan Lal | BJP | 12,841 | 39.14 | Ghulam Hyder Malik | JKNC | 8,429 | 25.69 | 4,412 | ||
64 | Basohli | Chaudhary Lal Singh | BJP | 29,808 | 53.07 | Davinder Singh | JKNC | 12,007 | 21.38 | 17,801 | ||
65 | Kathua | Rajiv Jasrotia | BJP | 35,670 | 39.11 | Somraj Majotra | BSP | 28,864 | 31.65 | 6,806 | ||
66 | Billawar | Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh | BJP | 43,447 | 58.30 | Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma | INC | 25,472 | 34.18 | 17,975 | ||
67 | Hira Nagar (SC) | Kuldeep Raj | BJP | 55,399 | 69.15 | Giridhari Lal Chalotra | INC | 16,115 | 20.11 | 39,284 | ||
Samba District | ||||||||||||
68 | Samba (SC) | Devinder Kumar Manyal | BJP | 34,075 | 53.08 | Yash Paul Kundal | JKNPP | 11,957 | 18.63 | 22,118 | ||
69 | Vijay Pur | Chander Parkash | BJP | 38,607 | 43.45 | Surjit Singh Slathia | JKNC | 26,435 | 29.75 | 12,172 | ||
Jammu District | ||||||||||||
70 | Nagrota | Devender Singh Rana | JKNC | 23,678 | 39.03 | Nand Kishore | BJP | 19,630 | 32.35 | 4,048 | ||
71 | Gandhi Nagar | Kavinder Gupta | BJP | 56,679 | 51.17 | Raman Bhalla | INC | 39,902 | 36.02 | 16,777 | ||
72 | Jammu East | Rajesh Gupta | BJP | 21,776 | 61.69 | Vikram Malhotra | INC | 9,082 | 25.73 | 12,694 | ||
73 | Jammu West | Sat Paul Sharma | BJP | 69,626 | 70.63 | Surinder Singh Shingari | INC | 18,997 | 19.27 | 50,629 | ||
74 | Bishnah | Kamal Verma | JKNC | 29,380 | 41.62 | Ashwini Kumar Sharma | BJP | 26,339 | 37.39 | 2,986 | ||
75 | Ranbir Singh Pura (SC) | Dr. Gagan Bhagat | BJP | 25,696 | 41.65 | Bushan Lal | JKNC | 12,086 | 19.59 | 13,610 | ||
76 | Suchet Garh | Sham Lal Choudhary | BJP | 19,971 | 38.82 | Taranjit Singh Toni | JKNC | 10,554 | 20.51 | 9,417 | ||
77 | Marh | Sukhnandan Kumar | BJP | 25,396 | 42.35 | Ajay Kumar Sadhothra | JKNC | 13,784 | 22.99 | 11,612 | ||
78 | Raipur Domana (SC) | Bali Bhagat | BJP | 49,134 | 66.99 | Mula Ram | INC | 16,991 | 23.17 | 32,143 | ||
79 | Akhnoor | Rajeev Sharma | BJP | 41,901 | 53.19 | Sham Lal Sharma | INC | 32,521 | 41.29 | 9,380 | ||
80 | Chhamb (SC) | Dr. Kirshan Lal | BJP | 36,033 | 60.53 | Tara Chand | INC | 21,243 | 35.69 | 14,790 | ||
Rajouri District | ||||||||||||
81 | Nowshera | Ravinder Raina | BJP | 37,374 | 49.51 | Surinder Choudhary | INC | 27,871 | 36.92 | 9,503 | ||
82 | Darhal | Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali | JKPDP | 24,381 | 31.58 | Choudhary Liaqat Ali | JKNC | 19,313 | 25.01 | 5,068 | ||
83 | Rajouri | Qamar Hussain | JKPDP | 26,954 | 30.63 | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | BJP | 24,464 | 27.80 | 2,490 | ||
84 | Kalakote | Abdul Ghani Kohli | BJP | 25,225 | 38.13 | Rachhpal Singh | JKNC | 19,047 | 28.79 | 6,178 | ||
Poonch District | ||||||||||||
85 | Surankote | Ch. Mohd Akram | INC | 30,584 | 46.45 | Mushtaq Ahmed Shah | JKNC | 22,520 | 34.20 | 8,064 | ||
86 | Mendhar | Javed Ahmed Rana | JKNC | 31,186 | 47.75 | Mohd Mahroof Khan | JKPDP | 22,161 | 33.93 | 9,025 | ||
87 | Poonch Haveli | Shah Mohd 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[who?] 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.
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