BJP-PDP divorce in Kashmir: Issues that split the alliance this year

The BJP-PDP alliance, often described as the coming together of the North Pole and South Pole, had formed the government in Jammu and Kashmir on March, 2015

The BJP on Tuesday pulled out of the ruling combine with the  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending the alliance's 27 - month -old government.

The move might seem sudden but tension in the alliance had been building over a long period of time. Only this year, BJP and PDP had taken opposite stands in several different issues.

Here are the major issues that divided the two parties this year: 

Kathua rape

The brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old tribal girl in Kuthua was the latest flashpoint in the troubled alliance.

Along with the state, the incident had also