Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory on Wednesday. LG Manoj Sinha administered him and his selected members the oath of office at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).

J&K LG Manoj Sinha administers oath of office and secrecy to Omar Abdullah, five ministers. Several prominent leader including Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi marked their attendance at the ceremony.

Here are the interesting things you need to know about the First CM & Ministry Of Jammu and Kashmir UT which might prove detrimental or decisive to Jammu & Kashmir’s future:

1. Five ministers – two from Kashmir and three from Jammu took oath of office on the occasion.
   
2. Surinder Chaudhary, an NC leader from Jammu Division, was sworn is as deputy chief minister by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The other ministers who took oath on include Sakina Ittoo, Javed Rana, Javed Dar and Satish Sharma.
   
3. National Conference MLA from Mendhar Javed Ahmed Rana, Javid Ahmad Dar from Rafiabad, Sakina Itoo from DH Pora and Surinder Kumar Chowdhary were also administered oath by LG Sinha as ministers in Cabinet from NC.Independent MLA from Chhamb assmebly seat Satish Sharma was given a place in Omar Abdullah-led cabinet.
   
4. The Congress, which was ally partner of National Conference, has decided not to be part of the new Jammu and Kashmir government.
   
5. Abdullah has become first chief minister of the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, He is also the first CM of Jammu and Kashmir after the erstwhile state was bifurcated into Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories.
   
6. The National Conference won 42 out of the 90 seats in the recent elections while alliance partner Congress bagged six. Together, the two pre-poll allies hold a majority in the 95-member assembly — five members are to be nominated by the LG.
   
7. Omar Abdullah’s grandfather, Sheikh Mohammad Abullah, was the first Prime Minister of JK after its accession to India and later served as Chief Minister. Omar’s father Farooq Abdullah has been the CM of the erstwhile state thrice.
   
8. Omar, a former Member of Parliament was the Chief Minister of the erstwhile state between 2009-2015. He had also served as Union Minister of State for External Affairs in former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s NDA government from 2001 to 2002

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The National Conference-Congress alliance won the maiden assembly elections held after the abrogation of Article 370. The NC won 42 seats while the Congress won 6 seats. The majority got further strengthened with the backing of five Independent MLAs and one MLA from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Bharatiya Janata Party won 29 seats, up from 25 it won in 2014 assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Jammu and Kashmir has been under President’s rule since June 2018, after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew its support from Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).