LIVE | J&K Polls: 56% voter turnout in Phase 2; voting peaceful, says CEO

Brisk polling

Brisk polling was witnessed in the first hour and long queues of people were seen outside the polling booths, officials said.

J&K BJP chief votes

Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Lamberi

Engineer Rashid to voters: Don't vote under pressure

Voters at a polling booth

Amit Shah's appeal to voters

"I appeal to all the voters going to cast their votes in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir election to vote in maximum numbers for the creation of a terror-free and developed Jammu and Kashmir," Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote on 'X'. "Vote today to strengthen democracy and to free Jammu and Kashmir from terrorism, nepotism and corruption."

No govt will be formed without PDP support: Mehbooba

People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the next government in Jammu and Kashmir will be secular and that no government will be formed without the support of her party.

Mufti also responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "three families" remark, and said that when the National Conference talked about joining Pakistan, it was Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who held and raised the Indian flag high in Kashmir.

"The government will be secular, and without the PDP, no government will be formed in Jammu and Kashmir. In the (first phase) elections held in South Kashmir, the PDP is emerging as the number one party," Mufti said at a poll rally in Jammu on Tuesday night.

PM's appeal to voters

In a post in Hindi on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, "Today is the second phase of voting for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. I appeal to all voters to cast their votes and play their important role in strengthening democracy. On this occasion, I congratulate all the young friends who are going to vote for the first time!"

BJP candidate from Nowshera Ravinder Raina among early voters

'All security arrangements made'