Jammu and Kashmir Governor dissolves Assembly after Mufti, Sajjad Lone stake claims

Best option in Jammu and Kashmir is to go for fresh election at earliest as current assembly cannot produce a stable government: BJP

Replying to Mufti on Twitter, Abdullah said, "And I never thought I’d be retweeting anything you said while agreeing with you. Politics truly is a strange world. Good luck for the battle ahead. Once again the wisdom of the people will prevail".

PS - In today's age of technology, it is very strange that the fax machine at HE Governor’s residence didn’t receive our fax but swiftly issued one regarding the assembly dissolution, Mehbooba Mufti tweeted.

Oddly enough our pleas fell on deaf ears. But who would have thought that the very idea of a grand coalition would give such jitters, says the PDP chief.

Since the past five months, regardless of political affiliations, we shared the view that the state assembly be dissolved immediately to avert horse trading and defections: Mehbooba Mufti

In my twenty-six-year-old career as a politician, I thought I had seen it all! But like they say never say never! Nevertheless, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to @OmarAbdullah and @Ambikasoni4 ji for helping us achieve the seemingly impossible: Mufti

If Governor would have called us for floor test, we would've shown our members. Now the situation is different. The election is the only option. If Mehbooba Ji thinks it's undemocratic, she has a lot of options in this democratic country: PDP rebel MLA Imran Ansari

JKNC has been pressing for assembly dissolution for 5 months now. It can’t be a coincidence that within minutes of Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba letter staking claim the order to dissolve the assembly suddenly appears, Omar Abdullah tweeted.

On Rajbhavan not getting the fax sent by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said, "Raj Bhavan needs a new fax machine urgently".

Mehbooba Ji should move court as what Governor has done on Centre's instructions is undemocratic and unconstitutional. Mehbooba Mufti wrote to Governor only after Congress and NC supported PDP and Guv should've given her a chance: Prof Saifuddin Soz, Congress

I said this afternoon also that it's a suggestion and no final decision has been taken yet (on PDP-NC-Congress alliance). BJP dissolved the assembly even though only a proposal was made: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress

The governor dissolved the state assembly under the relevant provisions in Jammu and Kashmir constitution.

People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone also stakes claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir with the help of 25-member BJP to counter Mufti's grand alliance.

PDP stakes claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir with the support of Congress, National Conference, says Mehbooba Mufti.