Jammu Tawi, May 2 -- Ladakh is finding itself in the middle of a political storm as the Lok Sabha elections draw near. The icy winds blowing through the region seem to mirror the political chill between the National Conference (NC) and Congress, particularly evident in the nomination filing of Tsering Namgyal from the Congress party for the Ladakh parliamentary seat in Leh.

Rift between the two major political entities surfaced when the NC expressed its desire to nominate Haji Hanifa Jaan from the Kargil region, backed by the Kargil unit of Congress. However, disagreement brewed from the Leh unit of Congress, leading to Namgyal's nomination instead. The decision has left NC pondering its next move in the electoral chessboard. Congress an...