Omar Abdullah is likely to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16, following the National Conference-led alliance's claim to form a government. This marks the first elected government since the abrogation of Article 370.

The procedure to revoke the president’s rule is ‘expected to take 3-4 days’, the National Conference party said.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election analysis shows trust in EC, with regional divide in perceptions of fairness.

The Haryana results clearly demonstrated the polarisation among the Jat and non-Jat voters. The BJP had an edge with around 59 per cent strike rate in non-Jat dominant regions, whereas the Congress had an edge with the Jat peasantry with 48 per cent strike rate. It clearly reflects the non-Jat consolidation in favour of the BJP.

Political leaders from across party lines congratulated National Conference leader Omar Abdullah after his party won a majority in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

Other regional parties, such as the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party and the Awami Ittehad Party, saw a different trend, though — voters were relatively more focused on local candidates than the party (Table 2).

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 ;