Paramilitary soldiers guard as people queue up to cast their vote at a polling booth during the final phase of an election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir, in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct.1, 2024. (AP Photos/Channi Anand)
Kashmiri women queue up at a polling booth to cast their vote during the final phase of an election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir, north of Srinagar, Tuesday, Oct.1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
People queue up to cast their vote at a polling booth during the final phase of an election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir, in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct.1, 2024. (AP Photos/Channi Anand)
People queue up to cast their vote at a polling booth during the third phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photos/Channi Anand)
Indian police guard outside a vote counting center for the recent election on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Media persons wait outside a vote counting center the recent election on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
An Indian paramilitary soldier guards outside a vote counting center the recent election on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
An Indian paramilitary soldier guards outside a vote counting center the recent election on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct.8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)