Today is a very important day for Jammu and Kashmir as today Omar Abdullah will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory (JK). In particular, after the abrogation of Article 370, Omar Abdullah will become the first chief minister of the federal territory. The ceremony will be held at Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC) at 11:30 am. During this period, the nine ministers of Abdullah’s cabinet can also take the oath. Many opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav are expected to attend the event.
Possible ministers in Abdullah’s cabinet
If sources are to be believed, the Congress party will get one of the 10 cabinet posts, which will be held by state president Tariq Karra. Apart from this, Sakina Itu, Mir Saifullah, Abdul Rahimrath from North Carolina, Ali Mohammad Sagar/Salman Sagar from Kashmir, Javed Rana, Surinder Chaudhary, Sajjad Shaheen and Satish Sharma can also serve as ministers.
NC-Congress alliance gets 48 seats
Let us tell you that the National Congress and Congress alliance won the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of 10 years. The National Congress won 42 seats and the Congress won 6 seats. At the same time, the BJP managed to win 29 parliamentary seats. Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party performed poorly in the election.
