Elections will be announced in two states including Jammu and Kashmir, Election Commission will hold an important press conference today | News India

election Commission: The Election Commission of India will hold an important press conference today at 3 pm. In which the election schedule of Jammu and Kashmir will be announced. Apart from this, the dates of Haryana assembly elections will also be announced. Assembly elections are going to be held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir after the removal of Article 370.

There are a total of 90 assembly seats in Haryana

Recently, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar held a meeting with the officials of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana in this matter. There are a total of 90 assembly seats in Haryana. At present, 3 seats are vacant. BJP has 41 MLAs, JJP has 10, Congress has 29 and INLD and HLP have one MLA each. There are also five independent MLAs in the House.

Jammu and Kashmir was converted into a Union Territory

After the removal of Article 370 in 2019, Jammu and Kashmir was converted into a Union Territory. Since then, the political parties there have been demanding the return of full statehood. The government was repeatedly saying that first elections will be held and then statehood will be given. According to Election Commission sources, voting can be held in three to four phases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The voting process will be completed in September and the results can be declared by the end of this month.