Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: Even as the BJP managed to placate its sulking leader Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) block shattered into factions after the beginning of the election process in the cold desert of Ladakh. A day after Congress candidate Tsering Namgyal filed his nomination papers without taking his coalition partner into confidence, another party supported the candidate from Kargil Haji Hanifa Jan filled his nomination as an independent candidate. While Congress leaders from Kargil were seen accompanying the Independent candidate and the NC leaders, the leaders of the grand old party from Leh are with the Tsering Namgyal. On the other hand, the senior leader of Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) Sajjad Kargili also filed his nomination papers independently, Even as the BJP managed to placate its sulking leader Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the INDIA block shattered into factions. Congress candidate Tsering Namgyal filed his nomination papers without taking its coalition partner NC into confidence. Another NC supported the candidate from Kargil Haji Hanifa Jan filled his nomination as an independent candidate. Senior leader of Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) Sajjad Kargili has also filed his nomination papers independently. posing a significant challenge to the joint candidate of Kargil Congress and NC, disrupting NC's efforts to consolidate Shia Muslim votes in Kargil district to counter the BJP candidate, Tashi Gyalson, a Buddhist from Leh district. Additionally, Congress leader and Acting Executive Councilor of LAHDC Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz, filed nomination papers for the Ladakh Parliamentary Seat as an independent candidate at the ARO Office Kargil. Meanwhile, BJP Lok Sabha member Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, initially disgruntled over the party's denial of candidacy, visited the party office in Leh and pledged support for the party nominee, Tashi Gyalson. In a social media post, Namgyal expressed confidence in Gyalson's leadership under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, emphasizing his commitment to the party despite minor disagreements. |