Next to the staff, three vertical white stripes represent the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.

[citation needed] On 11 July 1939, the older version flag was adopted by the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, a political party.

On 7 June 1952, a resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, making it the official state flag.

[5] In 2015, the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party members in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly refused to hoist the state flag in their offices.

[5][6][7] On withdrawal of the circular, the Jammu & Kashmir BJP spokesperson said, ""Our leaders cannot have any other flag on their vehicles besides the Tricolour.