National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah is set to be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16.
Abdullah shared the news on X, posting a photo of the letter handed to him by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s Principal Secretary. “Was pleased to receive the Principal Secretary to LG Manoj Sinha ji. He handed over a letter from the @OfficeOfLGJandK inviting me to form the next government in J-K,” Abdullah wrote.
The formation of the new government comes after the revocation of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, which had been in place since the reorganization of the former state in 2019. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a gazette notification on Sunday, formally ending President’s Rule and paving the way for the appointment of the chief minister.
The order read, “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) read with articles 239 and 239A of the Constitution of India, the Order dated the 31st October 2019 in relation to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall stand revoked immediately before the appointment of the Chief Minister under section 54 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.”
This government will be the first elected administration in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganization of the former state into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 2019.
The elections for the 90-member Assembly were held in three phases, with results declared on October 8. The NC-Congress alliance secured a majority with 48 seats, with the National Conference leading the coalition, while Congress won six seats.
(Inputs from ANI)
