Omar Abdullah, Cabinet ministers take oath as Jammu and Kashmir gets new govt | In Pics

Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, he is the first CM of the UT. In recently concluded assembly elections, NC got 42 seats and emerged as the single largest party. Its alliance Congress won 6 seats while CPI won only a single seat.

16 Oct 2024, 07:55 · India TV

Omar Abdullah with LG Manoj Sinha and his new Cabinet after the swearing-in ceremonyImage Source : pti

Omar Abdullah on Wednesday sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir's new Chief Minister. In the recently concluded assembly elections, Omar contested two seats Ganderbal and Budgam and won both.Image Source : pti

Surinder Kumar Choudhary, NC MLA from Nowshera, took oath as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He had defeated BJP state president Ravinder Raina in a close contest by a margin of over 7, 000 votes.Image Source : pti

Among five Cabinet ministers, Satish Sharma is the only non-NC face, He defeated BJP candidate Rajeev Sharma with a margin of 6,929 votes in the Chhamb assembly seat. After his victory, he extended support to NC.Image Source : ani

Congress leader and LoP Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi attended the swearing-in ceremony at SKICC, Srinagar.Image Source : india tv

LG Manoj Sinha administered oath of office and secrecy to CM Omar Abdullah at an event at SKICC, Srinagar. Along with him five Cabinet ministers also took oath.Image Source : pti

PDP chief and former J-K CM Mehbooba Mufti also attended the swearing-in ceremony. During the event, she met with NC Chief Farooq Abdullah. Both leaders shook hands. Mufti later told the media that it was an important day as they got their govt after several years.Image Source : pti

During the ceremony, LoP Rahul Gandhi shook hands with the alliance partner NC chief Farooq Abdullah. Despite fighting in a pre-poll alliance, the Congress party refused to be part of the govt and provided support to Omar's new government from outside.Image Source : india tv

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav also arrived in Srinagar to witness the oath-taking ceremony of new J-K CM Omar Abdullah. After the event, he said that it was an important day as the UT needed a new government.Image Source : india tv