On Friday, the alliance led by the National Conference (NC) officially claimed the right to form a Government in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370. Chief Minister-designate and NC vice president Omar Abdullah met with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on October 11 at Raj Bhavan to submit letters of support from coalition partners, which include Congress, CPI (M), AAP, and four Independents.
Omar Said “I met the LG and handed over letters of support that I have received from the Congress, CPM, AAP and independents. I requested him to fix a date for the swearing-in ceremony so that the government can start functioning. It will be a long process as there is Centre rule here. The LG will first send the documents to Rashtrapati Bhawan and then to Home Ministry. We have been told it will take 2-3 days. So if it happens before Tuesday, we will have the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday… All I want to say is that Jammu will not be ignored in this government: Omar Abdullah after meeting LG Sinha”