Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Ram Madhav will be reaching Jammu on March 30, his second visit here in a week since the process of government formation began in the state.
Sources say Madhav’s visit is aimed at overcoming the infighting in the BJP cadre over distribution of portfolios and inclusion of fresh faces in the Cabinet.
It was apparent that all was not well with the BJP when former Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh went to give the letter of support to Governor NN Vohra on March 25 while state party president Sat Sharma, who was designated by the party to execute the duty, did not accompany him.
The BJP later came up with a statement saying that the party had decided to send only one candidate for the Governor’s meeting.
Party MLAs privy to the March 25 coordination meeting of the BJP said issues had been raised over portfolios in the new Cabinet. “Later, when Nirmal Singh went to submit the letter of consent to the Governor alone, it was clear that there had been disagreement within the party over the fielding of the new team for the coalition,” said one of the MLAs.
He said though the issue also reached the state RSS headquarters Vir Bhawan for the Sangh’s intervention, divided opinion of splinter groups in the BJP had stalled the process of portfolio distribution, requiring the intervention of Madhav once again.
Meanwhile, sources in the party said telephonic talks between BJP and PDP leaders were going on over many issues, including the date for the oath ceremony.
Madhav to visit Jammu to tackle infighting over portfolios
