Discuss the nature of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly after the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. Briefly describe the powers and functions of the Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 transformed the former State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories—Jammu and Kashmir, with a legislature, and Ladakh, without a legislature. The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is therefore a unicameral Union Territory legislature with powers narrower than those of a State Assembly. **Constitutional basis:** Article 239A, originally applicable to Puducherry, was extended to Jammu and Kashmir through Section 13 of the Act. **Unicameral legislature:** It consists of elected representatives, with certain seats reserved or kept vacant for areas under Pakistan’s occupation. **Five-year tenure:** The Assembly normally has a five-year term unless dissolved earlier. **Executive formation:** The majority party forms the government, headed by the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers. **Role of Lieutenant Governor:** The Lieutenant Governor is the constitutional head but enjoys wider discretionary powers than a Governor of a State.