The terms of the legislative assemblies of Haryana Maharashtra and Jharkhand are ending by the year end and early 2024.

Also, as per the directive of the Supreme Court, the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are to be held before September 30. This is the deadline set by the top court.

Against this backdrop,the Election Commission has visited Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana recently to oversee the poll preparedness but is yet to visit Maharashtra. 

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Since assembly elections are due, in these states, the ECI  is likely to announce the election schedule in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 

If it happens, Jammu and Kashmir will witness elections after a gap of 10 years as the last assembly election was held in 2014. 

In 2019, the Narendra Modi government abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.