BJP and PDP officially split in Jammu & Kashmir. The alliance was never a happy one. BJP's nationalist politics clashed with PDP's sympathy for separatists. Ahead of the 2019 General Elections, the breakup could be a boost for the BJP. Many Hindu voters were unhappy with the PDP alliance, and BJP probably would have left the alliance anyway, says Outlook's Political Editor Bhavana Vij-Aurora. Now, J&K will be under Governor's rule, which falls under BJP.