LAHDC-Leh Poll: BJP Wins 6 Seats; counting up


The saffron party managed to sweep the 5 seats of the Nubra valley, with a significant Muslim population

The BJP has won six of the 26 seats as of Monday noon, as the count of 19 seats is underway for the Ladakh Autonomous Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, which manages local governance issues in the territory of the Union (UT) newly sculpted. .

According to official figures, the BJP candidate, Ghulam Mehdi, won in the Turtuk constituency; BJP candidate Tsering Sandup won in Panamik’s constituency; BJP candidate Tsering Angchuk won the Diskit constituency and BJP candidate Tashi Namgyal Yakzee also won the Tangtse constituency.

The BJP has managed to sweep the 5 seats of the Nubra Valley, with a significant Muslim population. Meanwhile, independent candidate Konchok Stanzin has been declared the winner of the Chushul constituency.

The council has a total of 26 seats. Results for 19 seats are not yet available.

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