The Awami Ittehad Party has decided to approach courts for 45-day parole of its leader and Lok Sabha MP, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, to campaign in the forthcoming three-phase Assembly elections.

Congress is "very sure" that if the regional parties - a part of the opposition INDIA bloc - continue with the aim for which the alliance was formed, "we will succeed", Karra said, adding that the grand old party is open to ally with any party whose like-minded.

As per the last revision, Jammu and Kashmir had 8.7 million voters. Officials anticipate the final count will be between 8.8 and 8.9 million. "With the publication of these rolls, the Special Summary Revision exercise will conclude," an official stated.