Nirmal Singh all set to continue as Deputy CM of J&K

PDP-BJP agreed to form the Government

5 Dariya News

Jammu 25-Mar-2016

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accepted the People's Democratic Party's the proposal to form a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. The party projected Nirmal Singh as its deputy chief ministerial nominee again. BJP state president Sat Sharma said the party also supported Mehbooba Mufti's candidature as chief minister. PDP legislators unanimously elected Mufti as the party's chief ministerial candidate in a meeting on Thursday.The BJP legislators in Jammu and Kashmir unanimously decided to form the government with the Peoples Democratic Party, state BJP president Satpal Sharma said. The BJP has also decided to let Nirmal Singh continue as the state's Deputy Chief Minister. Speaking after BJP legislators met in Jammu, Sharma said: "The BJP legislature party has elected Nirmal Singh as its leader and nominated him for the deputy chief minister's post in the new coalition government. "Besides the BJP legislators, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh and BJP general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir incharge Ram Madhav, also attended the meeting.Jammu and Kashmir has been under Governor's Rule since January 8.   Singh had served as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led PDP-BJP coalition that was in office for 10 months till Sayeed died on January 7. Sharma also said the BJP had decided to extend support to Mehbooba Mufti, daughter of former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, to head the PDP-BJP government in the state.After more than two months of stalemate over the formation of the government in Jammu and Kashmir, a meeting between PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sealed the deal between the two allies. (CNS)