The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that the election schedule for the conduct of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be announced after the conclusion of Amarnath Yatra.
"Election Commission, under Article 324 of the Constitution and other extant laws/rules etc. have unanimously decided that holding of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir shall be considered later in this year," read a statement from EC.
"The Commission will keep on regularly and on real-time basis monitoring the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, taking inputs from all necessary quarters and after the conclusion of Amarnath Yatra will announce the election schedule for the conduct of Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir," the statement added.