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Barely four months after he lost the Lok Sabha elections from the Srinagar seat, there has been a swift turnaround in Omar Abdullah's political fortune. The 55-year-old, who won from both Budgam and Ganderbal, today took oath as the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister after the National Conference and Congress alliance won 48 out of 90 seats in recently concluded assembly polls. He is the first leader to take charge after Article 370, which granted special status to J&K, was scrapped by the central government in 2019. It is Mr Abdullah's second term as the Chief Minister. He previously served as the Chief Minister from 2009 to 2014.