National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. With this, Omar Abdullah became the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory. After Omar Abdullah became the CM, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, "I congratulate Omar Abdullah, the newly elected Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. We are happy that a CM has been elected from our alliance. After a long time, democracy has been established here, and we have got the opportunity to keep democracy alive and run the government according to the Constitution. We will ensure that Jammu and Kashmir gets statehood."
It is worth mentioning that the swearing-in ceremony of the new government took place in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. In this ceremony, NC leader Omar Abdullah took oath as the CM. Surinder Kumar Chaudhary has been made the Deputy CM in the new government of Jammu and Kashmir. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, SP President Akhilesh Yadav, CPI leader D Raja, and many other prominent leaders.
Omar Abdullah has been congratulated by PM Narendra Modi on becoming the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He has expressed his commitment to work together for the progress of the region. It is worth mentioning that in the 90-member assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, NC won 42 seats, BJP won 29, and Congress won 6 seats.
