section_path: Government and politics/Legislative branch
section_name: Legislative branch
paragraph_text: Legislative branch
  
  The legislative branch of government is a unicameral legislative assembly, whose tenure is five years. The legislative assembly may make laws for any of the matters in the State List of the Constitution of India except "public order" and "police", which will remain the preserve of the central Government of India. The Lieutenant Governor also has the power to promulgate ordinances which have the same force as the acts of the legislative assembly.
  
  Elections for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were held in September and October 2024.