Congress defeats BJP in Leh by-poll

Leh, Sep 17: The Congress on Saturday retained Temisgam seat in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
According to details available, Tashi Tundup of Congress defeated BJP’s Dorjay Namgayal by 273 votes in the by-election which was necessitated after the death of Congress councilor. While Tashi polled 861 votes, BJP’s nominee secured 588 votes.
Meanwhile, the Congress high command has congratulated its Leh unit on the victory and took potshots at former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who recently resigned from the party.
“Here is some breaking news for Modi, Shah and Azad. The Congress party has defeated the BJP by a convincing margin in the Temisgam bye-election to the Ladakh Hill Council. Congratulations to the Ladakh District Congress Committee!,” Jairam Ramesh of the Congress tweeted. (KNO)