Kathua, Jammu: BJP national president J P Nadda on Friday said that people have voted fearlessly in the first two phases of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, adding those who once held guns in their hands are now using ballots to express themselves, marking a victory for Indian democracy.

While foreign media were denied access, over a dozen foreign diplomats from New Delhi visited polling stations in the Srinagar and Budgam districts.

Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.

The second phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a 57.31% voter turnout, reflecting increased civic engagement compared to previous elections.

Jammu and Kashmir Elections Second Phase News Live Updates: 57.31% voter turnout recorded in the second phase of Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections.

Voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir has fluctuated across elections. In the second phase of the 2024 Assembly elections, only 57 per cent of eligible voters cast their vo