Omar Abdullah Sworn In As First Chief Minister Of UT Jammu And Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Oct 16: Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory on Wednesday. LG Manoj Sinha administered him and his selected members the oath of office at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre. This marks Abdullah’s second stint as Chief Minister, having previously served from 2009 to 2015. The five Cabinet ministers who took oath are Satish Sharma, Sakina Itoo, Javid Dar, Surinder Chowdhury & Javid Rana.

Surinder Kumar Choudhary has been appointed as deputy chief minister by Omar Abdullah. He contested from Nowshera and defeated BJP leader Ravinder Raina.

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