J&K: Congress, PDP, NC alliance stakes claim to form government

The Congress, People's Democratic Party and National Conference have sunk their political differences and come together to forge an alliance in Jammu and Kashmir which was placed under governor’s rule since June this year. Hours after joining hands, the alliance staked claim to form the government in the state. In a letter to Governor Satya Pal Malik, PDP chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said the Congress-PDP-NC alliance has a collective strength of 56 MLAs in the 87-member House.