Early Times Report
Jammu, May 5: Although the BJP has managed to pacify annoyed sitting Lok Sabha member Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the decision of the Independent candidate Sajjad Hussain Kargili added worries for the party to retain this Parliamentary seat.
Surprising all leaders and activist Sajjad Hussain on Sunday withdrew his candidature from the Ladakh Parliamentary constituency to ensure unity among opposition leaders to defeat the BJP.
A prominent figure within the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), Sajjad Kargili, opted to file his nomination papers as an Independent candidate amidst mounting pressure from various factions urging him to withdraw in favor of a joint candidate from the Kargil Congress and National Conference, Haji Hanifa Jan.
Sources in the BJP said that party leadership in Ladakh was expecting that Kargili would definitely cut a huge chunk of votes from the Kargil district and it would pay the way for the party to retain the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat.
The BJP had reason to hope that Sajad Kargili would cut opposition votes when he was runner-up in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Reco Decision of Sajjad Hussain Kargili has added to the worries of BJP.
Sajjad Kargili opted to withdraw in favor of a joint candidate Haji Hanifa Jan.
The BJP leadership in Ladakh was expecting that Kargili would definitely cut a huge chunk of votes.
Sajjad Kargili contested the runner-up position in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
After decision of the Kargili to withdraw his candidature only four candidates are left in the fray. The Returning Officer said on Saturday that nominations of two covering candidates and an Independent were
Of the four remaining candidates, BJP’s Tashi Gyalson and Congress’s Tsering Namgyal are from Leh. The three Independents, Mohmad Haneefa Jan, and Kacho Mohammad Feroz are from Kargil. | 