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40 years ago November 3, 1986: Farooq to lead coalition

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 03, 1986.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 03, 1986.

2 min read Nov 3, 2026 06:40 AM IST First published on: Nov 3, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST

The National Conference leader, Farooq Abdullah, will form a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir sometime this week: It will have nine or 10 members. The seal of approval to the Congress(I)-NC(F) coalition was given at a meeting of the Central Parliamentary Board presided over by the Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi. A resolution adopted by the CPB (I) hoped that the coalition would “consolidate the secular and democratic forces in the border state”.…