AAP, Snubbed By Congress In Haryana, Backs National Conference In J&K
NDTV
The AAP's extension of support to the National Conference - and not the INDIA bloc - has been seen as another Congress ally's jab over the party after the Haryana loss.
The Aam Aadmi Party will support the incoming National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir, Arvind Kejriwal's outfit has said. A letter of support has been given - from the party's lone MLA - Mehraj Malik of the Doda constituency - to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
One more seat in the NC's corner will not change Chief Minister-elect Omar Abdullah's fortunes; direct support Thursday from four independents means he already has a majority of 46 in the 90-member House. But the AAP's support underlines the Congress' slide in fortunes.
The National Conference-Congress alliance bucked exit poll predictions to win the J&K election; the NC won 42 of the former state's 90 Assembly seats but it was the Congress' dire performance - winning just six seats compared to 12 in the last election - that made headlines.
