Municipal polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in four phases from October 8, the state Chief Election Officer (CEO) Shaleen Kabra announced on Saturday. With this, the Model Code of Conduct comes into force in the state. Two major political parties, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are boycotting the polls until the Centre clears its stand on Article 35-A. The Congress, which is yet to take a decision on its participation, has said the situation is not conducive for conducting elections.
Earlier, the municipal elections in the state were slated to start from October 1. The polls would be conducted in four phases from October 8 to 16. The panchayat polls, on the other hand, would be conducted in eight phases from November 8 to December 4.
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