Ahead of much-awaited Cabinet reshuffle , J&K Deputy Chief Ministet Prof Nirmal Singh on Sunday submitted his resignation to the State BJP chief. In his place sitting Speaker of the State Assembly Kavinder Gupta is tipped to be the new Deputy Chief Minister.
The sudden development created ripples in the corridors of power as party legislators were not anticipating that the senior most party leader in the State Government would be shown the exit gate.
Inside reports suggested top brass of the party was not happy with the party position. The image of the party was also dented in the wake of Kathua rape and murder case. Two Cabinet Ministers lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga had earlier submitted their resignations after pressure was mounted on them because of their presence in the protest rally organised in support of accused in the rape case.
The reshuffle is scheduled to take place in Jammu on Monday. The BJP may drop some sitting Ministers as well to shore up party image in the eyes of the electorate. Party general secretary Ram Madhav is expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.