Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections are underway in three phases. Voting in the second phase will take place on September 25 and the counting of votes will be done on October 8.

After the elections to the State Legislative Assembly, the governor extends an invitation to the winning party or coalition which has secured the majority votes to form government. The MLAs of the party which has secured most votes end up deciding who will be the next CM. In the state Assembly elections, members are elected directly through voting.

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, September 23, and address two election rallies ahead of th