Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a significant decision ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections by replacing its sitting MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, with Tashi Gyalson as its candidate for the Ladakh constituency.
The polling for Ladakh is scheduled to take place in the fifth phase on May 20.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal emerged victorious, defeating independent candidate Sajjad Hussain by a margin of 10,930 votes.
The decision to drop Namgyal and field Gyalson comes at a crucial juncture, especially considering the reported resentment towards the ruling party among a section of Buddhists in Leh.
As per reports, Gyalson, a lawyer, is better positioned to maintain the BJP’s stronghold over the constituency, which includes the Muslim-majority district of Kargil.
Tashi Gyalson currently holds the position of chairman-cum-chief executive councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Leh, further enhancing his credentials for the parliamentary seat.
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Jamyang Tsering Namgyal gained widespread attention in 2019 for his impassioned speech in the Lok Sabha defending the Narendra Modi government’s decision to repeal Article 370 and designate Ladakh as a separate Union Territory.
The results of the seven-phased elections will be declared on June 4.
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