BJP-PDP Split In J&K: Here’s a Look Back at Their 3-Yr Alliance

Here’s a timeline of political developments in Jammu and Kashmir since the 2014 assembly elections.

The three-year Jammu and Kashmir government, wracked by bitter political feuds and worsening security challenges, collapsed on Tuesdsay, 19 June, with the BJP pulling out of its alliance with the PDP, setting the stage for yet another round of Governor's rule.

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav made the surprise announcement after the party high command summoned its Jammu and Kashmir ministers for emergency consultations in New Delhi.

Here’s a look-back at their three-year-old relationship and a timeline of political developments in Jammu and Kashmir since the 2014 Assembly elections, which culminated with the PDP-BJP alliance assuming power.

• 28 December, 2014: Results of Assembly polls declared, verdict hung. PDP gets 28 seats, BJP 25, NC 15 and Congress 12 in the 87-member assembly.
• 28 December, 2014: Governor's rule imposed in JK.
• PDP and BJP hold talks for an alliance. Consultations take two months for finalising common minimum programme – the Agenda of Alliance.
• 1 March, 2015: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir for the second time. Governor's rule ends.
• 7 January, 2016: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies of illness at AIIMS, New Delhi.
• 8 January, 2016: Governor's rule imposed again as PDP-BJP fail to come to an arrangement for continuing the alliance.
• PDP expresses reservations on the implementation of the agenda of alliance, shows reluctance to lead the government. Governor's rule continues.