[2][3] On 16 October 2024, Dar was sworn in as the cabinet minister in the newly formed Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

Initially, Javid joined the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and contested his first assembly election the same year, though he did not win.

Supported by Farooq Abdullah, he contested and won the Rafiabad assembly seat, defeating his PDP opponent, Dilawar Mir.

Although he lost his seat in the 2014 elections amid a strong PDP wave, he made a remarkable comeback in 2024, securing the Rafiabad constituency with a significant margin of 9202 votes.

[5] His return to the assembly was marked by his swearing-in as a cabinet minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative, and Election at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.