JAMMU, Oct. 26 -- The long-awaited expansion and reshuffle of the Omar Abdullah-led government is set for Tuesday morning, but one thing is already clear. Coalition partner Congress is not going to be part of the new Council of Ministers.
Highly placed sources said the ruling National Conference (NC) had offered Congress a single ministerial berth. The offer has run into a wall. The Congress leadership is reportedly adamant that it wants the post of Deputy Chief Minister along with a ministerial berth, and nothing less.
The party is not speaking with one voice on this. Sources said one group within the Congress was ready to accept the lone berth and join the government. A rival faction is holding out for the Deputy Chief Minister's post, ...