Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Tashi Gyalson, the chief executive councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Leh, from the seat.
Ladakh MP and Bharatiya Janata Party member Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Wednesday rallied his supporters for a show of strength a day after the party decided to bench him and nominate Tashi Gyalson as its candidate for the Lok Sabha elections, reported The Hindu.
“My supporters have assembled spontaneously in Leh today,” Namgyal was quoted as saying by the newspaper. “They are not happy with the nomination. With such a reaction, the big question remains if the party can retain the seat.”
Earlier in the day, the party announced the name of Gyalson, the chairman-cum-chief executive councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Leh, as its candidate for the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat.
Gyalson was elected to his post in the council in 2020 after the BJP’s victory on 15 out of 26 seats.
Namgyal on Wednesday recalled the hill council elections and said the BJP performed well in the polls in Kargil. “I think I did contribute to the glory of the party in Ladakh,” he said.
The MP said the move to replace him was injustice meted out to a party worker, reported PTI. He said he had communicated his disagreement to the party leadership.
“I did ask the party if I had performed poorly in Parliament, violated the party stand, misbehaved or faced corruption...
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