Have Omar-BJP struck a deal on next J&K govt?

December 25, 2014 16:41

India Today reports: The National Conference and the Bharatiya Janata Party are on the verge of reaching a deal in the run up to the formation of the next government in Jammu and Kashmir, where the assembly elections threw a fractured verdict earlier this week.

According to sources in the BJP, the Omar Abdullah-led party will get the deputy chief minister post, one Rajya Sabha seat and one Cabinet berth at the Centre.

There has been no confirmation from the two parties, with senior BJP leader Ram Madhav even denying any meeting between the two parties on Twitter.

But India Today affiliate Headlines Today reported that the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister met BJP president Amit Shah and Union Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday, triggering speculation over whether the two parties are exploring options to form the state government together.

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