The passing away of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is a great loss for the country. A well defined leader whose presence was necessary in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. He exhibited a great sense of conviction when he decided to join hands with BJP to form the government. He was governing the State judiciously and did not allow anything to come in between him and Narendra Modi. He guided and taught the BJP ministers in his government to join hands and work together. He was acceptable to all – his own party and the BJP. Perhaps the biggest challenge for his daughter Mehbooba Mufti would be to bind the party and the BJP together and govern the State successfully like her father.