Srinagar: The newly elected MLAs of the BJP have authorised party president Amit Shah to take final call on formation of a new government in Jammu and Kashmir where recently held Assembly elections have thrown up a split mandate, senior party leader and central observer Arun Jaitley said.
Mr. Jaitley, after holding a close-door meeting with the legislators in winter capital Jammu, told said, “I have personally talked to all 25 MLAs and taken their opinion about who should be the leader of Legislative Assembly.”
He added that many options are open for the BJP on government formation in the state. “PDP has slightly more seats than us, but popular vote is with the BJP,” he asserted adding “BJP had the best strike rate in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.”
