Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 | Omar will become next Chief Minister, declares Farooq Abdullah

The NC vice president won Budgam seat after defeating PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

Srinagar: Omar Abdullah will be the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, his father and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah announced on Tuesday as the party looked on course to come to power in the Union Territory with ally Congress.

"Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister," the senior Abdullah told reporters when asked who would be the alliance's CM face.

The NC president also said the verdict was proof that the people of J&K were against the abrogation of Article 370.

"The people have given their verdict and proven that the decisions taken on August 5, 2019 are not acceptable to them," he said. "I am thankful to everyone that the people participated in the polls and did so freely. I am grateful to God for the results."

The former Union minister said the elected government would have do a lot of work to end the "sufferings" of the people.

"We have to end unemployment and address issues like inflation and drug menace. Now, there will be no L-G and his advisors. Now, there will be 90 MLAs who will work for people," he said.

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Assembly Elections 2024 | In the first assembly polls since the Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi and the BJP face a rejuvenated and vindicated Opposition in the Haryana assembly polls. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir is voting after almost a decade and it remains to be seen how the abrogation of Article 370 has impacted the political landscape of the Valley. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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