India, Nov. 8 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah completed one year in office in October, but without the restoration of statehood as was expected to take place during this period.

Abdullah, who was sworn in on October 16 last year after leading the National Conference (NC) to a landslide victory in the 2024 Assembly elections, had campaigned on the promise of working to restore Jammu and Kashmir's pre-August 2019 status. The party's manifesto, titled "Dignity, Identity and Development," pledged to work toward reinstating Articles 370 and 35A, and implementing the Autonomy Resolution passed by the State Assembly in 2000.

However, as the government completes its first year, little progress has been made on the reinstatemen...