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The '''second Omar Abdullah ministry''' is formed on 16 October 2024, following the elections of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] in [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]], with [[Omar Abdullah]] as [[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]].
The '''Second Omar Abdullah ministry''' is formed on 16 October 2024, following the elections of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] in [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]], with [[Omar Abdullah]] as [[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]].


== Background ==
== Background ==
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Under [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]], the upper house (Legislative Council) is dissolved. The delimitation commission in 2022, recommended re-redistricting the seats to 90 members. In 2023, the Supreme Court advised the Election Commission to conduct the election before September 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhakto |first=Anando |date=2023-12-11 |title=Jammu & Kashmir: Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 in landmark decision |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/jammu-kashmir-supreme-court-upholds-abrogation-of-article-370-in-landmark-decision/article67627243.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref>.
Under [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]], the upper house (Legislative Council) is dissolved. The delimitation commission in 2022, recommended re-redistricting the seats to 90 members. In 2023, the Supreme Court advised the Election Commission to conduct the election before September 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhakto |first=Anando |date=2023-12-11 |title=Jammu & Kashmir: Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 in landmark decision |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/jammu-kashmir-supreme-court-upholds-abrogation-of-article-370-in-landmark-decision/article67627243.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref>.


On 8 October 2024, [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]] bloc comprising of [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]], [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] won 49 seats, staking to form a government.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashiq |first=Peerzada |date=2024-10-08 |title=NC-Congress alliance set to form govt. in J&K, BJP wins big in Jammu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-election-results/article68733305.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
On 8 October 2024, [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]] bloc comprising of [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]], [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] won 49 seats, staking to form a government after their victory in the [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024 election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashiq |first=Peerzada |date=2024-10-08 |title=NC-Congress alliance set to form govt. in J&K, BJP wins big in Jammu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-election-results/article68733305.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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On 10 October, the National Conference voted its Vice President Abdullah as its leader of the National Conference in the J&K Assembly. Later on four Independents as well as the lone MLA of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]],[[Mehraj Malik]] declared their support to Abdullah as Chief Minister<ref>{{Cite web |last=Excelsior |first=Daily |date=2024-10-11 |title=AAP Announces Support For Omar Abdullah's NC In J&K, Submits Letter To LG |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/aap-announces-support-for-omar-abdullahs-nc-in-jk-submits-letter-to-lg/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Daily Excelsior |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=4 Independents Extend Support, Omar Abdullah's Party Reaches Majority In J&K |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/4-independents-extend-support-omar-abdullahs-party-reaches-majority-in-j-k-6758917 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roushan |first=Anurag |date=2024-10-11 |title=Congress formally extends support to NC to form govt in J-K, hands over letter of support to Omar Abdullah |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/jammu-and-kashmir/congress-formally-extends-support-to-nc-to-form-govt-in-j-k-hands-over-letter-of-support-to-omar-abdullah-2024-10-11-956688 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref> .On 11 October Omar Abdullah met with the [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Manoj Sinha]],and was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/nc-congress-alliance-stakes-claim-to-form-govt-omar-abdullah-likely-to-take-oath-on-oct-16/ | title=NC-Congress alliance stakes claim to form govt; Omar Abdullah likely to take oath on Oct 16}}</ref>

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==Cabinet Ministers==
== Election of the Leader of the House ==
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On 10 October, the National Conference voted its Vice President Abdullah as its leader of the National Conference in the J&K Assembly. Six Congress, four Independent ([[Payare Lal Sharma|Pyare Lal Sharma]], [[Satish Sharma (politician)|Satish Sharma]], [[Choudhary Mohammad Akram|Choudhary Mohammed Akram]], and Dr [[Rameshwar Singh (politician)|Rameshwar Singh]] - who won the Inderwal, Chhamb, Surankote, and Bani respectively), and a lone member of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] [[Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami]] declared his support to Abdullah as Chief Minister. On 11 October [[Aam Aadmi Party]] member [[Mehraj Malik]] also gave it's consent to support Abdullah as Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Excelsior |first=Daily |date=2024-10-11 |title=AAP Announces Support For Omar Abdullah's NC In J&K, Submits Letter To LG |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/aap-announces-support-for-omar-abdullahs-nc-in-jk-submits-letter-to-lg/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Daily Excelsior |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=4 Independents Extend Support, Omar Abdullah's Party Reaches Majority In J&K |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/4-independents-extend-support-omar-abdullahs-party-reaches-majority-in-j-k-6758917 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roushan |first=Anurag |date=2024-10-11 |title=Congress formally extends support to NC to form govt in J-K, hands over letter of support to Omar Abdullah |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/jammu-and-kashmir/congress-formally-extends-support-to-nc-to-form-govt-in-j-k-hands-over-letter-of-support-to-omar-abdullah-2024-10-11-956688 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref> Omar Abdullah met with the [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Manoj Sinha]], on 11 October and is expected to be sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/nc-congress-alliance-stakes-claim-to-form-govt-omar-abdullah-likely-to-take-oath-on-oct-16/ | title=NC-Congress alliance stakes claim to form govt; Omar Abdullah likely to take oath on Oct 16 }}</ref> Later another Independent MLA and former JKNC politician [[Muzaffar Iqbal Khan]] gave it's support to Abdullah.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2024-10-11 |title=NC-Cong alliance stakes claim to form govt in J&K: Omar |url=https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/jammu-and-kashmir/nc-cong-alliance-stakes-claim-to-form-govt-in-jk-omar-149882 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=thefederal.com |language=en}}</ref> On 14 October 2024, it was confirmed that Omar Abdullah will be sworn in as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on 16 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/omar-abdullah-to-take-oath-at-new-jammu-and-kashmir-chief-minister-on-october-16-2806841.html | title=Omar Abdullah to Take Oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on October 16 }}</ref>

====Supporting parties====

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! colspan="2" |Party
!Political position
!Ideology
!Leader
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|-
! colspan="6" |Party in the Government
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|-
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| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
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|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] (JKNC)
|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]
|[[Social democracy]]
|[[Omar Abdullah]]
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|-
! colspan="6" |Coalition Party members
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|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|[[Centre politics|Centre]] to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]
|[[Liberalism]]
|[[Ghulam Ahmad Mir]]
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|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M))
|[[Left-wing]] to [[Far-left politics|far-left]]
|[[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism–Leninism]]
|[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP)
|[[Centre politics|Centre]]
|[[Social liberalism]]<br>[[Progressivism]]
|[[Mehraj Malik]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent}}" |
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|Independent
|n/a
|
|{{bulleted list|[[Payare Lal Sharma|Pyare Lal Sharma]]|[[Satish Sharma (politician)|Satish Sharma]]|[[Choudhary Mohammad Akram|Choudhary Mohammed Akram]]|[[Rameshwar Singh (politician)|Rameshwar Singh]]|[[Muzaffar Iqbal Khan]]}}
|}

====Confidence of Second Omar Abdullah ministry in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly====
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==Cabinet ministers==
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== Demographics ==
=== Parties ===
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!Total number of ministers
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|{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|style="text-align: center;" | 1
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| caption= Representation of cabinet ministers by party
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| label1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]]
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| value1 = 83.34 | color1 = {{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}
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| label2 = [[Independent]]
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| value2 = 16.66 | color2 = {{party color|Independent politician}}
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]]

Revision as of 18:12, 16 October 2024

Second Omar Abdullah ministry

1st Ministry of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Omar Abdullah
Date formed16 October 2024
People and organisations
Lieutenant GovernorManoj Sinha
Chief MinisterOmar Abdullah
Deputy Chief MinisterSurinder Kumar Choudhary
No. of ministers6 (incl. Chief Minister)
Member party  I.N.D.I.A
Status in legislatureCoalition government
55 / 95 (58%)
Opposition party  BJP
Opposition leaderTBA
History
Election2024 election
Legislature term13th Assembly (2024 - present)
PredecessorMehbooba Mufti ministry (state)

The Second Omar Abdullah ministry is formed on 16 October 2024, following the elections of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2024, with Omar Abdullah as Chief Minister.

Background

In 2018, following the dissolution of Mehbooba Mufti ministry, the Government of India imposed President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir. After 2019 Lok Sabha election, the BJP government revoked Article 370 and Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir, which gave its semi-autonomous status and degraded as a Union Territory along with Ladakh.[1]

Under Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the upper house (Legislative Council) is dissolved. The delimitation commission in 2022, recommended re-redistricting the seats to 90 members. In 2023, the Supreme Court advised the Election Commission to conduct the election before September 2024[2].

On 8 October 2024, INDIA bloc comprising of National Conference, Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 49 seats, staking to form a government after their victory in the 2024 election.[3] On 10 October, the National Conference voted its Vice President Abdullah as its leader of the National Conference in the J&K Assembly. Later on four Independents as well as the lone MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party,Mehraj Malik declared their support to Abdullah as Chief Minister[4][5][6] .On 11 October Omar Abdullah met with the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha,and was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 October 2024.[7]

Cabinet Ministers

S.No Name[8] Constituency Department Assumed office[9] Party
1 Omar Abdullah
(Chief Minister) 		Budgam
  • TBD
 16 October 2024 JKNC
2 Surinder Kumar Choudhary
(Deputy Chief Minister) 		Nowshera
  • TBD
 16 October 2024 JKNC
Cabinet Ministers
3 Sakina Itoo Damal Hanji Pora
  • TBD
 16 October 2024 JKNC
4 Javed Ahmed Rana Mendhar
  • TBD
 16 October 2024 JKNC
5 Javid Ahmad Dar Rafiabad
  • TBD
 16 October 2024 JKNC
6 Satish Sharma Chhamb
  • TBD
 16 October 2024 Independent

Demographics

Parties

Party Total number of ministers
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 5
Independent politician 1

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (83.34%)
  Independent (16.66%)

See also

References

  1. ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah; Hassan, Aakash (2024-10-08). "Opposition Congress party wins power in Indian-administered Kashmir". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  2. ^ Bhakto, Anando (2023-12-11). "Jammu & Kashmir: Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 in landmark decision". Frontline. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ^ Ashiq, Peerzada (2024-10-08). "NC-Congress alliance set to form govt. in J&K, BJP wins big in Jammu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ^ Excelsior, Daily (2024-10-11). "AAP Announces Support For Omar Abdullah's NC In J&K, Submits Letter To LG". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  5. ^ "4 Independents Extend Support, Omar Abdullah's Party Reaches Majority In J&K". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  6. ^ Roushan, Anurag (2024-10-11). "Congress formally extends support to NC to form govt in J-K, hands over letter of support to Omar Abdullah". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  7. ^ "NC-Congress alliance stakes claim to form govt; Omar Abdullah likely to take oath on Oct 16".
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference m1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference m2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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