Mufti Mohammed Sayeed to take oath as Chief Minister

A historic coalition of BJP and PDP is to take over the reins of Government in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as PDP leader Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is to take oath as Chief Minister.

PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Friday met PM Narendra Modi to paper over any 'last-minute hitches' and give a final seal to the historic deal between PDP and BJP to form a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. "We reached a common ground for government in Jammu and Kashmir after two months," Mufti Mohammed Sayeed told reporters after his meeting with the PM.  Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of the scheduled swearing-in ceremony of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led BJP-PDP coalition government and the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the winter capital city of Jammu on Sunday, a multi-tier security has been put in place. AIR correspondent reports, the swearing-in ceremony will be held at the General Zorawar Auditorium of Jammu University around 11 am on Sunday. 79 year old Sayeed will take oath as the State's Chief Minister along with 12 members each from PDP and BJP at the ceremony to be attended by the Prime Minister. BJP's Nirmal Singh is expected to be the Deputy Chief Minister of the State. A common minimum programme the two parties worked out to come into coalition is also said to be made public on Sunday.