Omar Abdullah expressed gratitude towards the National Conference (NC) legislators for electing him as their leader, which enables him to claim government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The NC, emerging as the largest party from recent Assembly polls,

Four Independent MLAs extended their support to the National Conference on Thursday, bringing its tally in the House to 46 seats.

Omar Abdullah recorded a sweeping victory from his two seats. Abdullah wins big in Ganderbal with 32,727 votes, and Budgam with 36,010 total votes.

Omar Abdullah was declared the winner from the Budgam constituency after the conclusion of 13 rounds of counting. With just one round of counting to go, Abdullah secured 32,344 votes which was 16,294 more than Mehdi's 16,

While recognising the difficulties in restoring Article 370 under the current government, Abdullah emphasised that the issue remains central to the JKNC's political agenda.

NC Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said Omar Abdullah has been unanimously elected as the leader of the legislature party and the leaders of the pre-poll alliance partners will meet on Friday to take the process of govt formation in the Union territory ;

Victorious from both Budgam and Ganderbal in the assembly polls, the National Conference leader asks supporters to celebrate the victory—but await the alliance's choice of chief minister

Choudhary Lal Singh, a veteran Congress leader, was defeated by BJP candidate Darshan Kumar in the Basholi seat in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.

PM Modi congratulated and complimented the Jammu Kashmir National Conference for their commendable performance in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.