The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Ram Madhav and G Kishan Reddy as the election-in-charge for the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Promises include restoration of political and legal status of J&K, one lakh jobs, dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits and free electricity

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

As the elections are drawing close, NC leaders have started making efforts to convince Party Vice President Omar Abdullah to contest.

National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah announced on Saturday that he will participate in the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister noted that it is perhaps the first time since the 1987-88 elections that the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are being held in such a short period and just a few phases.

The Election Commission has set the stage for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, marking a significant political event following the Lok Sabha elections.

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that increasing terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir are testing the patience of the nation, and could potentially lead to a larger confrontation.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reported a notable decrease in terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, with 28 fatalities recorded up to July 21 this year, significantly lower than in previous years.

“So much for ‘naya J&K.’ For all the talk of normalcy, peace, tourism & the G-20 tamasha in Srinagar, J&K continues to be the target of US State Department travel advisories. The Modi government has been able to change nothing,” Abdullah posted on X.

If the Kanwar Yatra order was issued to keep Muslims away from that Yatra, then for God's sake tell me, when the Amarnath Yatra takes place here, it is not possible without the Muslims, Abdullah said.

Early Sunday morning, a new group of 3,113 pilgrims, including 707 women, departed from a base camp in Jammu to participate in the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials reported.