Mehbooba to be sworn in J&K CM today
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will be sworn in as first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, also becoming the first-ever Muslim woman CM, heading a coalition government with the BJP in the only Muslim-majority state.
Srinagar/Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will be sworn in as first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, also becoming the first-ever Muslim woman CM, heading a coalition government with the BJP in the only Muslim-majority state.
The 56-year-old leader, daughter of PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, will take oath of office at Raj Bhawan in Jammu on Monday at 11am. Mehbooba assuming office will be a landmark event in the history of Jammu and Kashmir as well as rest of the country.
Governor N N Vohra on Saturday invited the PDP president to form and lead the PDP-BJP coalition government in the state. "The Governor's invitation to (Mehbooba) Mufti follows the earlier discussions with the PDP and BJP presidents regarding formation of government in the state and the subsequent communications received from her and Sat Sharma, president, J&K BJP in regard to this matter," an official spokesman said.
