Ram Madhav: Will form J&K govt with friends

JAMMU: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday said while his party would most likely go it alone in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, it would form a “stable government with some friends” in the state after the polls.

He said his party would contest all seats in the state.

“There is the least possibility of a pre-poll alliance with any party for the assembly elections in the state. The BJP will emerge (as) the largest party after the elections and will give a stable government to the people with some friends,” Madhav told reporters here.

Due to the special circumstances in the state, “we have no hesitation in joining hands with others” to form the government, he said.

Talking about the BJP’s erstwhile ruling alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he said, “After elections we formed an alliance, but today again the BJP is going it alone in the elections.” The BJP leader said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick-start the party’s campaign for upcoming parliamentary and assembly polls in the state during his visit on February 3.

“While the parliamentary elections are scheduled for April-May, the BJP is ready for the assembly polls in the state as well. It is up to the Election Commission to decide whether the two polls are held together or separately,” Madhav said.

Madhav dismissed allegations that the BJP did not favour assembly polls in the state.

“There is no truth in the rumours being spread that the BJP is not in favour of early assembly polls in the state,” he said.