Could Support PDP if Mufti Calls: Omar Abdullah's Big Googly | Read

Talking to NDTV, Omar Abdullah, whose National Conference has lost the Kashmir election, delivered a massive news-break, stating that he could consider supporting the People's Democratic Party or PDP. Rivalry between Mr Abdullah's party and the PDP is so fierce that talk of any sort of arrangement, however loose, is a shocker. Mr Abdullah, who has lost his bid for a second term as Chief Minister of Kashmir, also said that he cannot definitely rule out an alliance with the BJP, which delivered its best performance in the state. "It is 99 percent no," Mr Abdullah said in this interview. (Highlights)