Calls have been made to four legislators selected for ministerial positions ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet reshuffle scheduled for Tuesday, October 27.
A legislator set to take oath confirmed to news agency that he and three other MLAs had received calls to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
According to sources, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will continue in office, while four existing ministers — Sakina Itoo, Surinder Choudhary, Javed Ahmad Dar and Javed Rana — are also expected to retain their positions in the Council of Ministers.
The four new faces likely to join the Cabinet are Mir Saifullah, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shameema Firdous and Altaf Ahmad Wani, popularly known as Kalloo, sources confirmed.
Meanwhile, Sports Minister and Independent MLA Satish Sharma is set to be dropped from the Council of Ministers as part of the reshuffle.
The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 27, at Lok Bhawan in Srinagar. The final ministerial appointments are subject to official confirmation.
(KNC)