Ahead of the formation of the Omar Abdullah government, the Congress had decided not to join the government till J&K's statehood was restored. It had contested the Assembly polls in alliance with NC on the plank restoration of statehood to J&K.
On August 5, 2019 the Centre scrapped J&K's special status and downgraded and bifurcated the erstwhile J&K state into two Union Territories.
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