J&K assembly polls to be held later this year: EC

The Election Commission of India has confirmed that the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held later this year. The election schedule will be announced after the Amarnath Yatra. Since the fallout of the coalition government, the state has been under President's rule.

New Delhi:The Election Commission of India on Tuesday confirmed that the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held later this year.

According to reports, the election schedule will be announced after the Amarnath Yatra.

In a statement, the poll panel said it has unanimously decided that "holding of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir shall be considered later in this year".

The Commission said it will keep monitoring the situation in the state regularly based on inputs from all necessary quarters, and will announce the election schedule after the conclusion of the Amarnath Yatra.

The yatra usually runs from July 2-August 15.

While announcing the seven-phase Lok Sabha election schedule on March 10, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora had said that elections for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly would not be conducted along with the Lok Sabha elections.

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In June 2018, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had withdrawn support to the PDP, led by Mehbooba Mufti in the 87-member state assembly.

Since the fallout of the coalition government, the state has been under President's rule.