Jammu, April 4 -- Leaving INDIA Bloc in tatters, the Chief of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday 'explicitly' turned down the proposal of Omar Abdullah to remain united in their fight against the BJP-led Government at the centre during the Lok Sabha polls.

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, PDP Chief announced her party's decision to go alone and contest against the National Conference candidates on all three Kashmir valley Lok Sabha seats.

With this final announcement, PDP has finally sealed the fate of the INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir. On Tuesday Omar said that the People's Democratic Party may not field candidates against his party in the Kashmir Valley and that both parties are...