Farooq declares Omar as new J&K CM amid counting; seeks Cong’s support [Video]

Before the announcement of the final results of the assembly elections, former Chief Minister and the National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah announced that his son and vice president of the party Omar Abdullah would be the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

“I am confident that Omar’s leadership and vision will guide our state towards prosperity and development”, he said amid trends of the counting of Assembly seats.

“Although we have a coalition partnership with the Congress, I have made this announcement in anticipation of their support, as we share a common goal of serving the people of Jammu and Kashmir”, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said.

As per the latest trend, out of the total 90 Assembly seats where the votes are counted, the National Conference is leading on 41 seats and its coalition partner Congress on six seats. Some rebel National Conference and Congress candidates who contested elections …