Jammu & Kashmir Elections 2024: Omar Abdullah Will Be The Next CM, Declares Farooq Abdullah

SRINAGAR: As the National Conference (NC) - Congress alliance marches closer towards clinching victory at the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 with a comfortable majority, Farooq Abdullah said his son Omar would be the next chief minister of the union territory.

“Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister,” the NC President told reporters when asked about the next CM face of his alliance.

Senior Abdullah expressed his gratitude to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for turning up at the polling booth and giving their bloc a clear mandate in the elections which were held for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370.

“The people have given their verdict and proven that the decisions taken on August 5, 2019, (abrogation of Article 370) are not acceptable to them,” he said. “I am thankful to everyone that the people participated in the polls and did so freely. I am grateful to God for the results,” Farooq Abdullah said while addressing the media in Srinagar.

ALSO READ: Congress Questions Election Commission Over 'Slow Upload' Of Haryana Results On Site

ALSO WATCH: