Guwahati: The Lok Sabha cleared the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill that seeks to scrap Article 370 and Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir on August 6^th, 2019. A total of 366 members voted in favour of the bill while 72 voted against the bill.

On August 5^th, 2019, the Rajya Sabha cleared the bill with 125 votes in favour and 61 against the bill.  The Union Government on August 5th, 2019 moved a resolution in Rajya Sabha to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

At the end of the voting, the Rajya Sabha passed the J&K Reorganisation Bill.