<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">India’s Supreme Court on Monday directed the election commission to hold elections in the Jammu and Kashmir region by Sept. 30, 2024.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The court order sets the stage for elections to be held in the region, which was further integrated into India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>The court’s direction was part of the verdict on pleas challenging the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. According to reuters reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>