In Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, President Mehbooba Mufti today said her party would not form government in the State just for the sake of power .Ms. Mahbooba called on the State Governor N N Vohra at Rajbhawan in Jammu today and held discussions over the issue of government formation in the state. Later the PDP president told media persons that PDP wants a stable government in the State.

After a one hour long meeting with the governor, the PDP leader said that the decisive as well as divisive mandate in the recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir is not a challenge before the State only but also for the Centre and the later should also come forward for a stable government in the State.

While invoking development agenda of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, she said the mandate is a big responsibility for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She said that during Vajpayee government in the centre a number of people friendly initiatives were taken to address the Kashmir issue.

Bagging 28 out total 87 seats in the recently concluded Assembly elections in the State, PDP has become single largest party followed by BJP which has got 25 seats. Tomorrow, BJP State president Jugal Kishore Sharma along with some of the senior party leaders will meet the Governor and apprise him of the efforts being made by the party to form Government in the State. After a meeting with the Governor in Jammu yesterday, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav had said that talks were still on with PDP and National Conference on the issue.

According to political sources, both PDP and BJP, two largest parties in the State Assembly are trying to gain time from the Governor on their efforts to form next Government in the State as none of the three major parties-PDP, BJP and NC have so far been able to garner the magic figure of 44, required for simple majority in the House of 87, to form the Government.