Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) vice-president Muzaffar Baig on October 22 said any Congress-led government in Jammu and Kashmir without the presence of his party will be "unstable" and asserted that the two parties needed each other in providing a "stable and responsive" government.

"Our efforts will be to continue talks to form a stable government in cooperation with the Congress and I hope doors are not closed by the Congress (on talks with PDP) because Congress is a larger party," Baig said in Srinagar.

Baig's remarks came in response to comments by president of the J&K unit of Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad on how long can the Congress go on in holding parleys with the PDP to break the deadlock on the Chief Minister-ship issue.

"We need them (Congress). They need us. We must respect the verdict of the people and provide a responsible, stable government," he said.

Baig said the stand taken by PDP on the Chief Minister-ship issue has been misunderstood and regretted that the whole thing has become "messy".

"Our stand (claiming Chief Minister-ship) was not because we are power hungry," he said.

Baig said if Congress forms a government without the PDP and the National Conference (NC) it would be a minority government like formed by P V Narasimha Rao in 1991.

"With NC and PDP sitting in the Opposition, it would be difficult for them (Congress) to provide a stable government. I don't think Congress will approach any factions of NC and PDP," he said.

PTI