New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir was today placed under Governor's rule for the fourth time in the last one decade after the BJP withdrew support to its alliance partner PDP, prompting Mehbooba Mufti to resign as the chief minister.

A Home Ministry spokesman said, "the President has approved the imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect". The political developments of Jammu and Kashmir continued to dominate the night as President Ram Nath Kovind was in mid-air when governor N N Vohra sent his report to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.