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Omar Abdullah Expands Jammu Kashmir Cabinet to 9 Ministers

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expanded his cabinet to the nine-member limit on Oct 27, 2026.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha swore in the four new ministers at Srinagar’s Lok Bhawan.
The inducted ministers are National Conference legislators Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shameem Firdous, Mir Saifullah and Altaf Ahmad Wani.
Independent legislator Satish Sharma was removed from the council of ministers during the reshuffle.

History

Historical Context

After insurgency-driven President’s Rule, the September-October 1996 assembly election restored civilian government, with the National Conference winning 57 seats and Farooq Abdullah becoming chief minister. Decades later, on 27 October 2026, his son Omar Abdullah reshuffled the nine-member cabinet—adding four NC legislators and dropping an independent—under Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, reflecting the long-standing NC-BJP power balance.

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Story summary

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expanded his cabinet to the nine-member limit on Oct 27, 2026.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha swore in the four new ministers at Srinagar’s Lok Bhawan.
The inducted ministers are National Conference legislators Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shameem Firdous, Mir Saifullah and Altaf Ahmad Wani.
Independent legislator Satish Sharma was removed from the council of ministers during the reshuffle.

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