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In 2026 India will hold legislative assembly elections in the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, and the union territory of Puducherry.
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Shabnam Dohutia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
The central government not only stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy but also eliminated its statehood, bringing it under direct rule by downgrading it from a state to a union territory.
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Yamini Aiyar,
Foreign Affairs,
23 July 2025
With treaty on ice, China steps in That latest provocation threatening the treaty was a terrorist attack in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025.
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Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
In August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP government downgraded the semi-autonomous state to a union territory, ruled directly by New Delhi, and then imposed a six-month communications blackout to contain the ensuing chaos.
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Fahad Shah,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Sep. 2024
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Shabnam Dohutia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
The central government not only stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy but also eliminated its statehood, bringing it under direct rule by downgrading it from a state to a union territory.
—
Yamini Aiyar,
Foreign Affairs,
23 July 2025
With treaty on ice, China steps in That latest provocation threatening the treaty was a terrorist attack in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025.
—
Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
In August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP government downgraded the semi-autonomous state to a union territory, ruled directly by New Delhi, and then imposed a six-month communications blackout to contain the ensuing chaos.
—
Fahad Shah,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Sep. 2024
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“Union territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/union%20territory. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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