The second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully with 56.79 percent voter turnout across 26 assembly constituencies.
A voter turnout of 46.12 percent was recorded till 3pm in the second phase of polling in six districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's rally in Poonch on Monday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the BJP-led government had promised to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will take credit by saying it was he who put the pressure.
While Congress' manifesto for the Assembly election is silent on the Article 370, its bigger alliance partner NC promised in its manifesto restoration of Article 370 .
Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday expressed happiness that elections were being held after a gap of ten years while lamenting they were not held earlier.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday that previously, elections in Jammu and Kashmir were marked by low voting percentages and shops in Srinagar used to be closed amid boycott calls and now, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, elections are being held fairly in t
The home voting facility for elderly voters and persons with disabilities culminated in Srinagar on Saturday evening. Over 69 voters cast their vote under this facility.
BJP leader Devender Singh Rana reiterated that on Saturday that the National Conference wanted to form a government with the BJP in 2014 and said that Omar Abdullah met with Amit Shah and Ram Madhav in 2014.
A postal voting center has been established for three days at Srinagar's Gandhi Memorial College for all eligible voters employed in essential services, following the Election Commission of India's (ECI) motto of "No voter to be left behind."
"We never ran the agenda of Pakistan. It is unfortunate. Those who are levelling allegations against us are running the agenda of Pakistan. What should we do about them? Those who are agents of Pakistan are calling us agents," Farooq, the National Conference President, alleged.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot alleged on Wednesday that development has been stalled in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said people are looking for a government that will meet their expectations.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah termed the Baramullah MP Engineer Rashid as an "agent" of the BJP a day after he walked out of Tihar Jail on interim bail.