The two leaders are working on strategies for elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra were discussed with guidelines set for selecting prospective candidates.

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.

The first phase of the elections will be announced on August 20, with polling scheduled for September 18.

The EC, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for Assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding elections in the Union Territory.

Ishtiyaq Qadri, chairman of Awami Ittehad Party’s political affairs committee, said on Thursday that the party is now seeking candidates with clean records.

According to an official letter obtained by a local news agency, the CEO has directed all 20 deputy commissioners, who also act as district election officials, to take up responsibilities outlined in the ECI's "election planner".

The terrorists opened fire when Army personnel in the border area noticed suspicious movement and challenged the men to identify themselves. They were killed in retaliatory firing in the Gohallan area of north Kashmir's Uri sector, sources said.

The poll body's directive has specified that the special summary revision will be done in J&K, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Jharkhand, where elections are scheduled later this year.