Omar Abdullah reaffirmed his party's stance will not change on Article 370, stating that the issue remained alive, even though expectations of reversing its revocation by the current government were unrealistic.
PDP was kept out of seat sharing in the recently held general and assembly elections by the NC.
The BJP, according to the same poll, is expected to win between 27 and 32 seats, with all their seats likely coming from the Jammu region.
Additional DGP (Jammu Range) Anand Jain said multi-tier security arrangements have been made for smooth polling in the region.
The PM said the people want peace and a better future for their children, and that is the reason they want a BJP government in J&K.
He further asked if diplomats can be allowed, why permission has not been granted to foreign journalists to cover the elections.
Rahul reiterated Congress party will pressurise the government to Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.
Shah asserted that "for generations to come," the Article 370 will remain a thing of the past.
“Goli will be responded with Gola,” he said, while addressing a poll rally in favour of the BJP candidate Murtaza Khan in Poonch district’s Mendhar town along the LOC.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that Pakistan, along with the NC, Congress, and PDP, is aligned in its efforts to restore Article 370.
