Surinder Choudhary gets key departments, Pir Panjal retains two berths, while the exclusion of mainland Jammu raises questions over regional representation By: Javid Amin | 04 November 2026 Srinagar: The latest distribution of portfolios in Jammu and Kashmir has done more than complete the administrative arrangement of the Omar Abdullah-led government. It has also reshaped the political balance within the Council of Ministers, brought senior National Conference leaders into the government, and reopened an uncomfortable question about Jammu’s representation. The October 27 cabinet expansion brought four new ministers into the…
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