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BJP sets eyes on CM post in J&K
Though its ‘Mission 44’ to seize power in the Muslim-dominated State – which would give it an iconic edge and aspire for Congress Mukth Bharat from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari – has failed, the Bharatiya Janata Party remains a strong contender in the race for power, keeping all its options
Gets majority in Jharkhand
New Delhi: Though its ‘Mission 44’ to seize power in the Muslim-dominated State – which would give it an iconic edge and aspire for Congress Mukth Bharat from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari – has failed, the Bharatiya Janata Party remains a strong contender in the race for power, keeping all its options – either to join People’s Democratic Party (PDP) or National Conference (NC). Ironically, neither party has ruled out joining hands with the BJP.
- To provide the first stable government in Jharkhand
- Looks toward PDP for stable government in J&K, too
- Open to joining hands with NC, if need arises
- Both PDP and NC have not ruled out alliance with it
Failing to score even a single seat in the valley, the BJP, nevertheless, improved its lot from 11 in 2008 to 25, while that of the PDP went up from 21 to 28. National Conference trails behind with 15 and is followed by Congress that managed to win 12 in the 87-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
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In an indication of popular aversion to its rightist policies, the BJP failed to make any breakthrough in the Valley and Ladakh, where it drew a blank in 50 seats. All but one of the 34 BJP candidates lost deposits in the 46-seat Kashmir Valley. Of course, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also lost from one seat. The other State, Jharkhand, whose poll results were also announced on Tuesday, has, for the first time since its inception 14 years ago, got its first stable government.
BJP won 33 seats and was leading in four seats. Its ally AJSU bagged five seats in the 81-member Assembly. Thus, the alliance has crossed the required majority of 41. With the Jharkhand victory termed a foregone conclusion from the beginning, it is the heavily-fractured mandate in J&K that is staring in the face of the BJP.
However, its leaders are exploring all possible options to join the government in J&K, as indicated by Amit Shah. The BJP is unwilling to leave any stone unturned in its pursuit of power in J&K. In fact, it is eyeing the CM post itself, in alliance with either PDP or NC.
For their part, both PDP and NC may have to look toward the BJP and extend an olive branch failing which either party’s government will be on a sticky wicket without BJP support. Omar Abdullah’s out-of-context backing for ‘Bharat Ratna’ award to Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being counted as a change of heart by political analysts. PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has already praised Modi’s ‘visionary leadership.’
