JAMMU, Oct. 24 -- The countdown has begun in J&K's corridors of power. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has declared that the names are locked in, but he has not said whose they are.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday after meeting Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan, Omar said the long-awaited reshuffle and expansion of his Council of Ministers is likely next week. He has asked the LG to keep the first two to three days free for the swearing-in.
His message to restless party legislators was blunt. "Those who want to become ministers need not send me their biodata anymore. The names have already been finalised," he said. The remark was aimed at National Conference MLAs who have reportedly been lobbying the leadership for berths for w...