Updated On: 18 October, 2024 01:21 PM IST | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | mid-day online correspondent
The National Conference-Congress alliance emerged victorious in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, with JKNC winning 42 seats and Congress securing six. The BJP performed strongly as well, winning 29 seats. The People's Democratic Party won three seats and one each from the People's Conference, CPI-M and AAP, while Independents claimed seven

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with deputy CM Surinder Choudhary during a meeting, in Srinagar. (Pic/PTI)
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has officially assigned portfolios to the newly appointed ministers in Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's cabinet, reported news agency ANI.
This decision was made in an order issued on October 17 by the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Secretariat.