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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has tendered her resignation to the Governor Narinder Nath Vohra hours after Bharatiya Janata Party decided to pull out of the Peoples Democratic Party-led coalition government in an abrupt proclamation.

In the meantime, the Congress and National Conference have cleared the air that they wouldn’t extend aid to Mehbooba Mufti's PDP to form regime in the state or stake claim in any alliance.

NC's Omar Abdullah met Governor NN Vohra and said, "Both BJP and PDP are responsible for the situation. I am not extending support to any party. The people should be allowed to decide for themselves."

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "I had cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a BJP-PDP alliance will be a Himalayan blunder. We are happy that the Centre has accepted its mistake."

"It has become untenable for the BJP to continue the alliance with PDP. Keeping in mind that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and in order to control the prevailing situation in the state, we have decided that the reins of power in the state be handed over to the governor," BJP's Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Ram Madhav said.

By Sowmya Sangam