Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS): J&K Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday appointed senior NC leader, Mubarak Gul as the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly.
The Chief Minister has, however, focused his priority on addressing the sense of alienation in the Jammu division where the BJP won 29 seats while the Congress managed to just win one seat. The inclusion of Surinder Choudhary, who defeated the BJP's J&K chief Rabinder Raina from Nowshera, as the Deputy Chief Minister is a step towards accommodating the interests of the people in the Jammu division.