Independent candidate Haji Haneefa Jan pulled a stunning upset in the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat this week by securing 65,259 votes, defeating INDIA bloc nominee Tsering Namgyal and BJP candidate Tashi Gyalson. The entire Kargil unit of the National Conference resigned en masse after party president Farooq Abdullah asked them to vote and support INDIA bloc candidate Tsering Namgyal. Why …
As the strategically important Ladakh braces for a triangular contest, independent candidate Haji Haneefa Jan, who comes from the community of Shia Muslims, has emerged as the darkhorse giving the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, both from Buddhist community, a run for their money. Independent candidate from Ladakh Haji Haneefa Jan. Leh is a Buddhists-majority district, while Kargil …
