JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Sunday hinted that assembly elections will be held soon.
“Things are progressing as planned: first delimitation, then assembly polls, and finally statehood. Election Commission’s team has already met with stakeholders, including leaders of political parties,” he said.
During his visit to Srinagar on International Yoga Day, PM Narendra Modi had said that assembly elections would be held soon in the UT.In Dec 2023, Supreme Court directed the Centre to complete the election process in J&K by Sept 30, 2024.
Following the delimitation, the Jammu division has 43 assembly seats and Kashmir 47. For the first time, 9 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Tribes, with six in Jammu and three in Kashmir.
This will be the first assembly election in J&K since 2014, when Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP govt collapsed in June 2018 after the BJP withdrew support.
“Things are progressing as planned: first delimitation, then assembly polls, and finally statehood. Election Commission’s team has already met with stakeholders, including leaders of political parties,” he said.
During his visit to Srinagar on International Yoga Day, PM Narendra Modi had said that assembly elections would be held soon in the UT.In Dec 2023, Supreme Court directed the Centre to complete the election process in J&K by Sept 30, 2024.
Following the delimitation, the Jammu division has 43 assembly seats and Kashmir 47. For the first time, 9 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Tribes, with six in Jammu and three in Kashmir.
This will be the first assembly election in J&K since 2014, when Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP govt collapsed in June 2018 after the BJP withdrew support.