Srinagar, Nov. 6 -- Amid reports of growing discontent among Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) legislators following the recent Cabinet expansion, several party MLAs on Friday arrived at the residence of party president Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar to meet him and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

The meeting is scheduled following open dissent from over 20 JKNC legislators following Omar Abdullah's Cabinet expansion last month. The political developments come amid growing differences within the party, with Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi formally announcing his resignation from the Lok Sabha and the party on Tuesday.

Mehdi announced a large gathering of supporters at Behesht-e-Zehra Park on the 26th death anniversar...