Jaydeb Lahiri said, “The Commission has rejected the applications seeking allotment of the Common Symbol under Para 10B of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968 for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. Have decided to accept." ECI Secretary through a press note.

This follows Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar's statement in which he had said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will soon get their democratically elected government in the Union Territory.

The last assembly elections here were held in 2014, after which the coalition government of BJP and PDP led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed came to power.

After the death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed in 2016, the alliance was led by his daughter Mehbooba Mufti.

BJP withdrew from the coalition government on June 18, 2019, following which Mehbooba Mufti resigned from the post of Chief Minister.

Governor's rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir followed by President's rule.

On August 5, 2019, the status of Jammu and Kashmir was reduced to a Union Territory when Articles 370 and 35A were abrogated.

Since then the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was headed by the Lieutenant Governor.