Overview
- Mehraj Malik, the sole AAP legislator in the 90-seat assembly, announced his decision on June 14 via social media.
- He accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of failing to deliver on key promises after more than nine months in office.
- The NC-Congress coalition retains a comfortable majority with the backing of 52 MLAs.
- Malik became AAP’s first elected MLA in Jammu and Kashmir by winning the Doda constituency in October 2024.
- He has faced legal scrutiny over an FIR alleging defamation and criminal intimidation earlier this year.