Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW DELHI: India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) quit the ruling coalition in Indian-occupied Kashmir state on Tuesday where violence has worsened in recent months, the party announced.
The Hindu nationalist BJP entered into an unlikely alliance with a regional party after an inconclusive election in 2014 to govern the state where Indian forces have struggled to quell an armed revolt for decades.
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"It has become untenable for the BJP to continue in the
alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir," Ram Madhav, party
general secretary, told reporters.
This is developing story and will be updated accordingly.
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