National Conference chief Omar Abdullah will be the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir heading a coalition government with Congress party.This was decided after Omar met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon.Emerging from the meeting, 38-year-old Omar said, "it has been decided that I will lead the coalition government in the state of which Congress will be a part of."Omar, who will be the state's youngest chief minister, said, "Other nitty gritty of the alliance will be worked out in due course of time."Congress and NC were part of an alliance in J-K in 1987.AICC General Secretary and J and K in-charge of the party, Prithiviraj Chavan said, "Omar Abdullah called on Congress President and proposed formation of a coalition government."The Congress President has accepted the proposal. The government would be headed by Omar Abdullah," said Chavan addressing reporters along with Omar.Among others who attended the meeting include former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union minister and J&K Congress chief Saifuddin Soz and party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi.Omar said, "The clearest and best formula and formulation was an alliance of NC with the Congress as this required no assistance from any other quarter."Asked about the details of the new government and whether it will be a three-year term each for NC and Congress, he said a committee would be formed by both the parties to go into the nitty gritties of the alliance. "There were no talks or formulation on the details," he saidTo a query as to when he would take the oath as the new CM, Omar said it would be decided only after a meeting with Governor N N Vohra.Omar said Congress will be a part of the government and would not merely give outside support."I look forward to working closely with the congress for the welfare and development of the people of Jammu and Kashmir," he said.Soz said it was a great opportunity for Omar to provide good governance to the state.
