Jammu-Kashmir Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Thursday, October 24, during his first visit to the national capital after assuming office last week, officials said.

In a remarkable victory in the recent assembly polls in the union territory, the first in 10 years, Abdullah's National Conference won 42 of the 90 seats. In its first cabinet meeting, the new government passed a resolution urging the central government to restore the statehood of Jammu-Kashmir, news agency PTI reported.