Jammu & Kashmir fresh election likely to coincide with Lok Sabha polls

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly was abruptly dissolved by the Governor Wednesday night hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference and the Congress, followed by another bid from the two-member People's Conference which claimed the support of the BJP and 18 legislators from other parties.
The dissolution was announced by Governor Satya Pal Malik in a communique released by the Raj Bhavan.