His remarks came after his father and NC president Farooq Abdullah announced Omar would be the chief minister SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the INDIA bloc will stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir only after the alliance partners meet to elect the leader of the coalition in the assembly. “Let the NC legislative party meet, I am not staking a claim to the chief ministership of J-K. It is for the alliance and the elected members to decide who they feel should lead the state over the next five years, and that is as far as I am willing to go,” Abdullah told reporters outside his residence here. His remarks came after his father and NC president Farooq Abdullah announced Omar would be the chief minister. VIDEO | "First of all I want to thank the people of Jammu and Kashmir. After 2018, there would be a democratic rule. I want to thank the voters who exercised their franchise and made the candidates of National Conference and Congress successful. With this mandate, one thing is… pic.twitter.com/33jIZtb189 — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 8, 2024 The junior Abdullah said...