President Ram Nath Kovind has approved Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP had on Tuesday pulled out of its alliance in the state with the PDP. The announcement that the party was pulling out of the alliance was made in Delhi by BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav.
After the announcement, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti handed in her resignation to Governor NN Vohra.
Vohra then forwarded a report to President Kovind asking for the imposition of Governor's rule in the state.
In all states of India, the state government's failure results in President's rule. The process is slightly more nuanced in J&K where not the President's but Governor's rule is imposed.
Under the provision of Section 92 of the J&K Constitution, Governor's rule is imposed for six months, but only after the consent of the President of India.
The Constitution of India grants special status to J&K among Indian states, and it is the only state in India to have a separate Constitution and regulations specific to it.