{"data":{"id":"fact_m1j85606ey","thread":{"slug":"india-pakistan-conflict","title":"India–Pakistan Conflict"},"occurredAt":"2019-08-05T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:42:15.205Z","title":"India revokes Article 370, splits Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories","body":"On 5 August 2019, the Government of India issued a presidential order abrogating Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which had granted special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Parliament's upper house, the Rajya Sabha, passed a resolution recommending the revocation and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill on the same day; the lower house, the Lok Sabha, passed them on 6 August. The reorganisation act divided the state into two union territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, effective 31 October 2019. The move was accompanied by a communications blackout and security lockdown in the region.","location":"India","actors":["Government of India","Bharatiya Janata Party","Indian National Congress","Jammu and Kashmir National Conference","Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources consistently report that on 5 August 2019 India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 and split the state into two union territories. The sources agree on the date, the mechanism (presidential order and parliamentary resolution), and the reorganisation into Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The claim is well-documented and uncontradicted.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.livemint.com/politics/article-370-abrogation-no-gathering-without-permission-allowed-say-jk-police-as-nc-pdp-plan-protests-today-11785900245776.html","title":"Article 370 abrogation: No gathering without permission allowed, say JK Police as NC, PDP plan protests today","publisher":"Mint","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/jammu-kashmir-after-revocation-special-status","title":"Jammu & Kashmir far from Normal after Revocation of Special Status","publisher":"Asia Sentinel","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/india-kashmir-article-370-abrogation/","title":"In Kashmir, Scars From India’s Revocation of Autonomy Have Yet to Heal","publisher":"World Politics Review","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://theprint.in/india/restoration-of-j-ks-special-status-remains-top-priority-for-nc-farooq-abdullah/3020908/","title":"Restoration of J-K’s special status remains top priority for NC: Farooq Abdullah","publisher":"The Print","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["article-370","jammu-and-kashmir","india","constitution","union-territories"],"views":9,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:08:01.562Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_m1j85606ey"}}