The lieutenant governor’s power to nominate five members to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly over and above the 90 elected members has caused an upheaval in the union territory. This will increase the assembly’s strength to 95 and the effective majority mark to 48.

The election results for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls are scheduled to be declared on October 8. Are exit polls on point? Assembly results to reveal the Union Territory's fate today.

In Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in three phases (September 18, September 25, and October 1) and also has 90 assembly constituencies, the main fight is among the BJP, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the alliance of Congress and National Conference (NC).

The first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014 were held over three phases and witnessed a voter turnout of 63.45 per cent, less than the 65.52 per cent recorded in the 2014 assembly elections.