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Nirmal Singh resigns as J-K Deputy CM ahead of Cabinet reshuffle

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Jammu, April 29

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Ahead of a Cabinet reshuffe tomorrow, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Sunday resigned from the Mehbooba Mufti government in Jammu and Kashmir to pave way for a new BJP face for the post.

Singh said, "I have resigned as the Deputy Chief Minister of the government. A fresh face from the BJP will be taking over." 

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State Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta will be the new Deputy Chief Minister, a BJP leader said. 

All arrangements have been put in place for the much-awaited reshuffle in the Mehbooba Mufti led Jammu and Kashmir government which would take place here tomorrow with the BJP expected to bring in some new faces.

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J&K Governor N N Vohra will administer the oath of office and secrecy to those being inducted into the council of ministers at the convention centre at 12 noon, an invitation for the ceremony read.

Officials said the function is being held at the convention centre instead of Raj Bhavan as Jammu and Kashmir government has already shifted its base to summer capital Srinagar as part of the bi-annual 'darbar move', under which the government functions six months each in the twin capital cities.

The Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir government, and Raj Bhavan closed here on Friday and will reopen along with other move offices in Srinagar on May 7.

Speculation was rife that PDP ally BJP, besides filling up two vacancies, is likely to induct some new faces in the council of ministers by dropping others. A senior BJP leader said was with BJP president Amit Shah who would hand it over to Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh who was in Delhi.

“We have no specific number of those who are being inducted into the cabinet or dropped from the cabinet. BJP national president Amit Shah and party general secretary Ram Madhav have the list which will be handed over to Singh either tonight or tomorrow morning,” the BJP leader said. - PTI

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