The results of Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections are going to come on Tuesday, but before that the exit poll estimates have intensified the movements. In most of the exit polls, the alliance of National Conference and Congress is predicted to get 35 to 40 seats, while BJP plans to hold on to only 25 to 28 seats. If the alliance of Congress and NC gets even 40 seats in the 90-seat assembly, then even though it will be a big success for them, they will remain away from forming the government. In such a situation, the kingmaker will become more important than the king and that could be Mehbooba Mufti.
She has already formed a government with BJP, but since the removal of Article 370, her distance from BJP has been continuously increasing. At present she has been fighting against BJP only. She has kept silence on alliance with Congress and NC, but she may consider it right to go with these people as compared to BJP. Still she would like to pay that price. If NC and Congress together bring 40 seats then they will be 6 seats short of majority and if PDP brings the same number of seats then it will become the kingmaker.
Now it will depend on the position of BJP and how PDP bargains. If BJP also gets good numbers then PDP can fear it and take a big price. She can even put pressure on Congress and NC to make her the CM. It will not be easy for Congress and National Conference to reject their demands. This is because it is better to take PDP along rather than forming a government with independents. In such a situation, let’s see how many seats Mehbooba Mufti gets and how far BJP remains from the majority figure.
Meanwhile, BJP has once again claimed to get enough seats to form the government. State party president Ravindra Raina said that his party will emerge as the single largest party in the region by winning 35 seats and the BJP will form the government with the help of like-minded parties and independents. Raina said that as per the Reorganization Act, five MLAs have been nominated by the Lieutenant Governor. going.
The BJP leader told reporters here, ‘We are confident that we will win 35 seats in Jammu and Kashmir and with the support of independents and like-minded groups, we will cross the majority mark of 50 to form the government. Candidates from independent and like-minded groups are expected to win about 15 seats. “People have voted for us, supporting our vision of development and peace,” he said.
