National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in for the second term as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the first elected government in the Union Territory since 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Abdullah, who has become the third generation of the Abdullah family to occupy the office after his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah and father Farooq Abdullah.
Before he was sworn in, Abdullah offered Fatiha Khawani prayers at Mazarat-e-Anwar of Sher-e-Kashmir and Madar-e-Meharban at Qaid Mazar, Naseem Bagh, Srinagar ahead of Swearing-in-ceremony.
Five ministers were also sworn in.
INDIA Bloc leaders who were present on the occasion included Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Left leaders Prakash Karat and D Raja, DMK's Kanimozhi and NCP's Supriya Sule.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was also present at the event.
Abdullah has been unanimously elected leader of the NC Legislature Party. His first term as chief minister was from 2009 to 2014 when Jammu and Kashmir was a full-fledged state.
The National Conference won 42 out of the 90 seats in the recent elections while alliance partner Congress bagged six. Together, the two pre-poll allies hold a majority in the 95-member assembly -- five members are to be nominated by the LG.
In 2019, the erstwhile state was bifurcated into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
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