The Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh on September 8 re-notified the dates for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil (LAHDC-K) elections for October 4, two days after the Supreme Court allowed the National Conference (NC) to retain its party symbol, ‘Plough’.
Referring to the SC order issued on September 6, 2023, the Ladakh administration, in a fresh order, said, “The symbol “Plough” is hereby reserved for the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Party for the ensuing elections to the 5th LAHDC-K.”
The fresh date for the polling has been set as October 4, 2023. Earlier, the elections were scheduled for September 10, 2023. However, the move of the UT administration of Ladakh to deny the NC its party symbol to be used for the polls led to a prolonged legal battle between the two since the first week of August.
