BJP sweeps Leh Council polls, PM hails victory
25 Oct 2015 5:09 AM IST
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday swept the elections for the 26-member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, bagging 17 of the 24 seats for which results have been declared so far.
Congress, which had a strong presence in the last Council, managed only four seats this time while National Conference got one. One seat was won by an Independent.
The poll victory was hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who expressed his gratitude to the people of the region for reposing their faith in BJP.
“Delighted at the results of Ladakh Hill Council Polls. My gratitude to people for placing their faith in BJP. Congrats to BJP Karyakartas,” he tweeted.
The party had won the Lok Sabha polls last year from Ladakh Constituency, by dislodging Congress.
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