The alliance between the National Conference (NC) and the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir seems in trouble. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may tender his resignation on Saturday after a cabinet meeting in Jammu, it has been learnt. According to sources in the National Conference, Abdullah may propose the implementation of Mushtaq Ganai Committee report after reading out the recommendations of cabinet sub-committee for new administrative units.

He may also propose that the sub-committe report should be implemented after the Ganai panel report. If the Congress agrees to his proposals, the alliance may continue, else it is the end of the road as Omar may go to Governor N.N. Vohra to tender his resignation.

Sources said while the Congress might agree to the recommendations of the sub-committee, it will not accept Ganai committee's report. Deputy chief minster Tara Chand has said that sub-committee report will be submitted on time, and there is no possibility of the government collapse.

A meeting of the National Conference and Congress leaders to discuss the new administrative units has already begun in Jammu on Friday.

It will be known only after the cabinet meeting at 2 pm on Saturday if the coalition is on.

The Ganai committee that has already submitted its report had recommended 800 new administrative units. However, both the parties had felt then that the report was biased against Jammu.

