Omar Abdullah meets Jammu and Kashmir LG over govt formation, likely to take oath next week

Chief Minister-elect and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah met Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha this evening (October 11). He handed over the letters of support to form the government after his party-led alliance with Congress secured victory with a majority in the recently concluded Assembly Elections on October 8. He said that if the entire process on



the side of the LG and the Centre is completed by Tuesday, he would take the oath on Wednesday (October 16).

Omar was elected the leader of the National Conference legislature party on Thursday. His father and party chief Farooq Abdullah had, soon after the poll victory, announced that his Omar would be the chief minister of the Union Territory.