Next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

The Next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, will be held to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
Background
Following the previous assembly election held in December 2014, a coalition government was formed between the JKPDP and the BJP. This government collapsed in June 2018 resulting in the imposition of and the subsequent dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in November 2018.
In August 2019, the parliament of India passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, which contained provisions to reorganize erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on 31 October 2019.
The new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will elect a Legislative Assembly following the implementation of new constituency boundaries.
In November 2019, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir G. C. Murmu stated that the process of electing a new assembly will begin soon and that the current situation of Lieutenant Governor's rule will not continue for much longer.
In early 2020, two new political parties in Jammu and Kashmir were formed. The Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party led by Mir Junaid and Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party led by Altaf Bukhari.

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