Ladakh Polls

Five people from one family in a remote Himalayan village voted in today's phase in their own polling station after officials travelled for seven hours and borrowed a power connection from the military to enable them to cast their ballots.

Over 67 per cent polling was recorded in Ladakh on Monday in the election to decide the fate of three candidates in the fray for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Union territory, polling officials said here.

What should have been a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is now a three-corner fight with an alliance of local groups fielding an Independent to challenge the national parties.

The INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc scored its first major victory in polls to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil, winning 22 of 26 seats.

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP has been dealt a resounding defeat in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil elections and that it should serve as a wake-up call for the saffron party.

With the Congress winning several seats in the elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, the party said it is a direct impact of Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The National Conference-Congress alliance has swept in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council elections in Kargil, decisively defeating the BJP in the first-ever local elections held after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

Around 77.61 per cent voting was recorded on Wednesday in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections in Kargil, the first key poll to be conducted in Kargil district of Ladakh as Union Territory (UT) after Article 370 was scrapped.

Voting has begun for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections in Kargil, the first key poll to be conducted in Ladakh as Union Territory (UT) after Article 370 was scrapped in August 2019.

Drass, the world's second-coldest inhabited place, is gripped by the election fever and preparations have been made for polling today.

Ladakh is bracing for a major electoral battle amid political fight for statehood and constitutional protections on land and identity.

The Ladakh administration has announced a new schedule for elections to the fifth Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in the Kargil region, following a directive by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court today set aside the August 5 notification of the election department for the Ladakh hill council polls and directed the issuance of fresh notification within seven days for it.

In booklet with the tagline 'Think Tomorrow, Think Tharoor', former minister used map to show Congress units across India, but it had parts of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh missing

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday for raising questions on the valour and courage of Indian soldiers.

Five people from one family in a remote Himalayan village voted in today's phase in their own polling station after officials travelled for seven hours and borrowed a power connection from the military to enable them to cast their ballots.

Over 67 per cent polling was recorded in Ladakh on Monday in the election to decide the fate of three candidates in the fray for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Union territory, polling officials said here.

What should have been a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is now a three-corner fight with an alliance of local groups fielding an Independent to challenge the national parties.

The INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc scored its first major victory in polls to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil, winning 22 of 26 seats.

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP has been dealt a resounding defeat in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil elections and that it should serve as a wake-up call for the saffron party.

With the Congress winning several seats in the elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, the party said it is a direct impact of Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The National Conference-Congress alliance has swept in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council elections in Kargil, decisively defeating the BJP in the first-ever local elections held after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

Around 77.61 per cent voting was recorded on Wednesday in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections in Kargil, the first key poll to be conducted in Kargil district of Ladakh as Union Territory (UT) after Article 370 was scrapped.

Voting has begun for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections in Kargil, the first key poll to be conducted in Ladakh as Union Territory (UT) after Article 370 was scrapped in August 2019.

Drass, the world's second-coldest inhabited place, is gripped by the election fever and preparations have been made for polling today.

Ladakh is bracing for a major electoral battle amid political fight for statehood and constitutional protections on land and identity.

The Ladakh administration has announced a new schedule for elections to the fifth Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in the Kargil region, following a directive by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court today set aside the August 5 notification of the election department for the Ladakh hill council polls and directed the issuance of fresh notification within seven days for it.

In booklet with the tagline 'Think Tomorrow, Think Tharoor', former minister used map to show Congress units across India, but it had parts of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh missing

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday for raising questions on the valour and courage of Indian soldiers.