Omar Abdullah took oath as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, India Alliance showed their strength  

Omar Abdullah:  THE Omar Abdullah today took oath as the CM of the Union Territory of the Valley. While Surendra Choudhary took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of J&K.  The ceremony was held at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Center in Srinagar, where Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Omar and his ministers.

Jammu and Kashmir got CM

Omar Abdullah, who is the vice-president of the National Conference, has become the Chief Minister of the Union Territory for the first time and Jammu and Kashmir for the second time.

#WATCH | Omar Abdullah takes oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

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On this occasion, the India Alliance showed its strength, in which Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, NCP's Supriya Sule, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, CPI's D Raja and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav also participated.

Congress not joining Omar government

Meanwhile, differences between National Conference and Congress have become clear before the swearing-in. Congress has decided not to join Omar Abdullah's government and will now support the government from outside. The question arises as to why Congress is not joining Omar government and if it is angry, then what is the reason for it.

Omar Abdullah's on rift with Congress

All though NCP had offered one ministerial post to Congress, but Congress did not accept it. Congress was demanding two ministerial posts, but when Omar Abdullah rejected it, Congress refused to join the government. Both the parties were in alliance before the elections and fought the elections together, but now Congress is not participating in the government.

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Tribute to Sheikh Abdullah

Before taking oath, Omar Abdullah visited the memorial of the founder of the National Conference, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, and paid tribute to him. 54-year-old Abdullah, wearing a Pathani suit and coat, offered flowers at the memorial. NC said that “before taking oath as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, Omar Abdullah offered prayers at his grandfather's memorial in Hazratbal.”

National Conference performance in election

 National Conference has won 42 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, while Congress has got only 6 seats. The Abdullah family was hoping that this time Congress's performance would be better, but it did not happen. This is the reason why NC did not give much priority to Congress after the election results. Though the  elections held for 90 assembly seats, National Conference got 42, BJP got 29, Congress got 6, PDP got 3, JPC got 1, CPI(M) got 1, AAP got 1, and 7 independent candidates won. Congress and National Conference contested the elections in alliance.