Omar picks former BJP neta as deputy CM, Cong sits out Won’t Join Govt In J&K Till Statehood Restored: Congress

By our Special Correspondent

Congress opted out of joining Union territory J&K’s first elected govt “till statehood is restored”, while a recent National Conference recruit from BJP – Surinder Kumar Choudhary of Jammu’s Nowshera – made the cut Wednesday as CM Omar Abdullah’s deputy in the six member INDIA bloc ministry that took the oath of office in the presence of big wigs.