▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁( B J P ) ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Parliament . ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i ▁became ▁the ▁prime ▁minister . ▁In ▁the ▁state ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁Pe op les ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( P DP ) ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁B J P ▁won ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Jam mu ▁region . ▁Even ▁though ▁both ▁parties ▁campaign ed ▁against ▁each ▁other , ▁they ▁joined ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government , ▁with ▁Mu ft i ▁Moh amm ad ▁Say eed ▁becoming ▁the ▁chief ▁minister . ▁Following ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁his ▁daughter ▁Me h bo oba ▁Mu ft i ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁chief ▁minister ▁( first ▁woman ▁chief ▁minister ▁in ▁region ). ▁The ▁joining ▁together ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁per ception ▁of ▁a ▁shr inking ▁political ▁space . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁formed ▁the ▁" final ▁st raw " ▁in ▁the ▁people ' s ▁dis aff ection . ▁ ▁The ▁milit ant ▁wing ▁commanded ▁by ▁Bur han ▁W ani , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁milit ant ▁organisation , ▁H iz bul ▁M uj ah ide en , ▁has ▁been ▁dub bed ▁" new - age ▁milit ancy ". ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁terror ist ▁organization . ▁It ▁has ▁rec ru ited ▁local ▁youth , ▁educated ▁and ▁middle - class ,