Overview

• The Union Home Ministry issued a gazette notification revoking President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, effective immediately before the chief minister's appointment.
• Omar Abdullah, Vice President of the National Conference, will be sworn in as Chief Minister on October 16, leading the new government.
• The National Conference-Congress alliance secured a majority in the recent assembly elections, winning a combined total of 48 seats.
• Support from independent MLAs and the Aam Aadmi Party bolstered the alliance's position, reaching a total of 55 seats in the 90-member assembly.
• The elections were the first since the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganization of the former state into union territories in 2019.