New Delhi, Tuesday, December 30, 2008: National Conference President Omar Abdullah, who is in New Delhi, is currently meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi for talks on government formation in Jammu and Kashmir

The Congress core group held confabulations today on government formation in the restive state. Sources have said that a coalition between the National Conference and the Congress was imminent. A decision to the effect will be taken by today evening.

Sonia Gandhi is slated to meet Omar Abdullah at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence.

Last night, the Congress president held inconclusive consultations with senior party leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on the prospects of forging a tie-up with National Conference.