J-K: CM Omar Abdullah resigns from Budgam seat, retains family bastion Ganderbal

Omar Abdullah resigned from the Budgam assembly seat and retained the Ganderbal constituency, the National Conference's bastion. He took oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Under his leadership, the NC-Congress alliance won a majority in the assembly polls held after the abrogation of Article 370. BJP performed impressively with 29 seats.