Ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti is all set to be the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. She will succeed her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away today in New Delhi. Party MLAs unanimously elected her as their leader.
A party delegation met the Governor at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar and handed over the letter in this regard, a senior PDP leader said. Earlier, BJP, which is the coalition partner in the state government, left it to PDP to choose its nominee for the post of Chief Minister.