Days ahead of polling for the sole Lok Sabha constituency in Ladakh, the National Conference on Monday suffered a major setback after its Kargil unit resigned en-masse. The development comes after the party high command, including president Farooq Abdullah, asked the party cadre in Kargil to support the INDIA bloc candidate Tsering Namgyal of the Congress. We have submitted a …
The BJP on April 23 dropped incumbent Member of Parliament Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and nominated Tashi Gyalson, an advocate who heads the BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Leh, as its candidate for the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat. Mr. Gyalson was also nominated as a member of a joint-sub-committee from Ladakh that is negotiating a settlement with the BJP-led Central government …
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday rode a motorcycle for over 100 km from Shey village to Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh during his visit to the region ahead of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil polls. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarks on a bike ride to Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh on Saturday. Congress spokesperson for Leh district and …