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Omar Abdullah became the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Surinder Kumar Chaudhary took oath as Deputy CM.

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New Delhi. After the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the government elected by the people there was sworn in today. National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah took oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in English. Omar Abdullah is taking charge of the state for the second time. For the first time, Omar was elected Chief Minister of the state in January 2009, he held the reins of the state till January 2015. Omar Abdullah has become the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after it became a Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath to Omar Abdullah and those in his cabinet.

This time, Jammu has also been given special attention in the government. National Conference MLA Surinder Kumar Chaudhary has been made the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Surinder Chaudhary has defeated BJP leader Ravinder Raina by contesting from Nowshera assembly of Jammu division. Apart from the CM and Deputy CM, four cabinet ministers in the government Satish Sharma, Sakina Yetu, Javed Dar and Javed Rana also took oath today. Many big leaders of India alliance also participated in this swearing-in program of Jammu and Kashmir government. Many dignitaries including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, his sister and Wayanad Lok Sabha seat candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, SP President Akhilesh Yadav, senior CPI (M) leader D Raja, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti took oath. Became a witness to.

No Congress MLA has joined the cabinet in the Omar Abdullah government. It is believed that Congress was wanting two cabinet minister posts in the government while National Conference was ready to give one post. On this issue, Congress has given external support to the Omar government. Let us tell you that National Conference, Congress and CPI (M) had contested the elections in alliance in which NC won 42 seats, Congress 6 and CPI (M) 1 seat.

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