BJP drops MP Namgyal, bets on Tashi Gyalson as Ladakh candidate

Amid anger among the people over denial of Sixth Schedule and statehood to the union territory of Ladakh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, announced sitting chief executive councilor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in Leh--Tashi Gyalson as its candidate from Ladakh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Chief executive councilor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in Leh--Tashi Gyalson. (Sourced)

Gyalson is chairman-cum-chief executive councillor of LAHDC in Leh.

“The party high command has given me the mandate to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Ladakh,” Gyalson told HT over phone.