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Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena on Saturday said complex political situation had necessitated the imposition of Governor's rule in the state.
Addressing a press conference at Raj Bhawan, Srinagar, Saxena said the fractured verdict of the people in the just concluded elections had created a tough situation.
"To deal with the outcome, it was necessary for me to take an initiative and I invited leaders of all the three major parties -- the National Conference, Congress and the PDP -- to benefit me with their views," he said.
"Unfortunately," Saxena said, "the situation did not crystallise enough to enable me to identify the party or group of parties that could command a majority in the new assembly or form a stable government in the state."
The governor said he had told the major parties that it would be desirable if the chief minister and the Council of Ministers were appointed by October 17, when the term of the outgoing assembly expired.
"I feel that every effort was made to avoid the imposition of Governor's rule, but circumstances arose where it became inescapable," Saxena said.
He said the doors for formation of the government would remain open beyond October 21, the deadline given to political parties to stake their claim.
"Now the situation is that I invite the major political parties for second round of talks," he said, adding he was not sure how long the Governor's rule would remain in force.
"It can be a short period... It can be a longer period," Saxena said.
"If the stalemate continues after the second round of talks, it will be for them [political parties] to get their act together," the governor said.
PTI
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