Before the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad's party Democratic Progressive Azad Party has suffered a major setback. Ghulam Nabi Azad's loyal companion has left him. Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Taj Mohiuddin has announced his resignation from the party. Along with this, Mohiuddin said that he will soon join the Congress. He described his return to the Congress as "homecoming".

will join Congress again

Former minister Taj Mohiuddin said that he is joining the Congress party with the consent of Ghulam Nabi Azad and he wishes that Azad also returns to the party. He has also expressed his desire to contest the assembly elections and said that if Congress gives him a ticket, he is ready to contest the elections.

Elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases

Let us tell you that the Election Commission has announced to hold assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Assembly elections in the Union Territory will be held in three phases from September 18 to October 1. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the first phase in Jammu and Kashmir will be held on September 18 and the second phase on September 25 and the third phase on October 1 along with Haryana. Also, the counting of votes for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir will be held on October 4.

Assembly elections after 10 years in Jammu and Kashmir

According to the Election Commission, there are a total of 87.09 lakh voters in Jammu and Kashmir. Of these, 44.46 lahks are men, and 42.62 lahks are women and other voters. At the same time, 3.71 lakh voters will vote for the first time. In December last year, the Supreme Court directed the Center to complete the election process by 30 September 2024. Elections are going to be held in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of 10 years, as the last assembly elections were held in 2014. The PDP-BJP coalition government fell in June 2018, when the PDP withdrew support from the then Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.