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Congress-NC Alliance Secures Majority in J&K Assembly with 49 Seats, Omar Abdullah to Become Chief Minister

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The Congress-National Conference alliance has successfully crossed the halfway mark in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, securing a total of 49 seats out of 90. The National Conference won 42 seats, the Indian National Congress won 6 seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) secured 1 seat. Following this strong performance, Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference announced, “Omar Abdullah will be the J&K Chief Minister.”

These assembly elections were held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1, marking the first elections in Jammu and Kashmir in 10 years. This was also the first assembly election since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, which resulted in the division of the former state into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

According to the Election Commission of India, the elections saw a voter turnout of 63.88%. The counting of votes began today at 8 am, with heavy security measures in place to ensure a smooth process.

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