DHAKA: Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand assembly polls came out on Tuesday with the PDP emerging as the single-largest party in Jammu and Kashmir and the BJP with its ally the AJSU getting simple majority in Jharkhand.

Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP got 28 seats in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP coming second with 25 seats in the states. With no party getty clear majority in the northern state, J and K opens up the possibility all kinds of combinations to form the new government, reports the Times of India.

Mehbooba said her party is willing to form an alliance with any party that has a common agenda with her party. For the BJP, despite the party getting a record 25 seats in the 87-seat assembly in the state, it failed to make any breakthrough in the Kashmir valley. The BJP got 11 seats in 2008.

The BJP’s success in Jharkhand comes on top of its victory in Maharashtra and Haryana in the recent assembly elections after the stupendous victory in Lok Sabha polls.

Jharkhand, a state that was formed 14 years ago, got its first stable government with the BJP winning in 33 seats while leading in 4 seats in the 81-seat assembly. It ally AJSU has won five seats giving the alliance 42 seats, one more than the required majority of 41.

The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won 18 seats and was leading in one more while its partner in government Congress won four seats and was leading in two.

BDST: 2153 HRS, DEC 23, 2014