PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that she wants the Centre to first take specific Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) before she stakes claim for government formation in J&K in alliance with the BJP.


"I have told the Governor that before we form government in alliance with BJP, the government of India shall make certain CBMs to create a congenial atmosphere in all three regions of the state,' Mufti said.


"Jammu Kashmir is a different state and it's facing many challenges. To meet them, the Centre shall ensure its whole hearted support to the new government,"she added.


After coming out of Raj Bhavan, Mehbooba said her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had entered into an alliance with BJP for welfare of the state and its people.


"Many even within the BJP were skeptical about it at that time, but he formed government with them and he had to do lot of fire fighting also to stitch this alliance," she said.


"I neither have the vision nor goodwill my father had, but I respect his vision," she said, adding that Mufti Sahib had been the only chief minister after Ghulam Mohammad Bakshi who used to go to even downtown of Srinagar.

Significantly, it was her first public statement on government formation after the death of her father on January 7. Earlier during the day, former Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh said "our coalition still exists' and "I hope that the government formation will take place soon".