J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed no more

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed , Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, passed away of multiple organ failure in New Delhi. Mr Sayeed, a two-time chief minister, started his second tenure on March 1st, 2015 in alliance with the BJP.
- He founded the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) in 1999.
- In a long career in politics, Mr Sayeed was a Congressman till 1987. 
- He was Minister for Tourism in the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986, after which he joined former Prime Minister V P Singh's National Front government as Home Minister.
Past Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
2005-2008: Ghulam Nabi Azad
2009-2015: Omar Abdullah
March, 2015- Jan,2016: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
During this time, J&K was under the President’s rule for three times.
The last President’s Rule (Jan, 2015-March 2015) was due to the delay by political parties in forming the government.