Preparing Ground For J&K Poll: Murmu

EC will take final call on dates, says L-G

- Vijaita Singh

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir ( J&K) has said the administration was pro-actively preparing the ground to hold elections in the newly carved out Union Territory but added that he would not be able to give a timeline.

Former IAS officer G.C. Murmu, who took over as L-G last month, told The Hindu that unlike the UT of Ladakh, J&K is a UT with a legislature and there will have to be an elected government in place soon.

“We are preparing the ground situation. The final call on dates will be taken by the Election Commission. Some normalcy is also required and we have to ensure many things before elections are held,” Mr. Murmu said.