Jammu, Feb. 28 -- Although the ruling National Conference (NC) has scheduled a meeting of its legislators on March 2 to finalize strategies for the upcoming budget session, uncertainty continues over the traditional joint meeting of all coalition partners.
As per established practice, legislators of all coalition parties - National Conference, Congress, CPI(M), and Aam Aadmi Party - would usually convene together a day before the start of every Assembly session. However, for the forthcoming budget session, no such joint meeting has been confirmed so far.
The coalition government, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, currently enjoys the support of six Congress MLAs, five Independents, and one legislator each from the CPI(M) and Aam Aadmi ...