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{{Infobox political system
| name = Politics of Ladakh
| image = File:Seal of Ladakh.png
| image_size = 250
| caption = [[Emblem of Ladakh]]
| type = [[Union territory|Union territory of India]]
| constitution = [[Constitution of India]]
| title_hos = [[Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh|Lieutenant Governor]]
| current_hos = [[R. K. Mathur]]
| appointer_hos = [[President of India]]
| court = [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]]
| chief_judge = [[Gita Mittal]]
}}
[[File:The Chairman, LAHDC, Shri Tsering Dorjey and the Working President, LUTF, Dr Sonam Dawa Lonpo with a delegation of Ladakh Union Territory Front, meeting the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, at Leh.jpg|thumb|Ladakhi politicians of [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|LAHDC]] and [[Ladakh Union Territory Front|LUTF]] with former [[Vice President of India]] [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]]]

'''Politics of Ladakh''' is exercised within democratic setup of the Indian-administered [[union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. Major power centres are [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Upadhyay | first=Tarun | title=With 17 seats, Saffron bloom in Leh hill development council | website=Hindustan Times | date=2015-10-23 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/with-17-seats-saffron-bloom-in-leh-hill-development-council/story-5SwNvy9OWwKIfKILssGgnN.html | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref> and [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Kargil LAHDC polls - Results give a jolt to BJP and PDP | website=The Statesman | date=2018-09-01 | url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/kargil-lahdc-polls-results-give-jolt-bjp-pdp-1502680121.html | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref> alongside [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ladakh Lok Sabha candidates try to reach maximum voters as campaigning for Phase 5 ends today | website=India Today | date=2019-05-04 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/ladakh-lok-sabha-candidates-campaigning-phase-5-1517028-2019-05-04 | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref> [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] are major political parties.<ref>{{cite web | title=AAP, BJP, Congress Unite In Ladakh | website=Outlook India | date=2020-09-22 | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-aap-bjp-congress-unite-in-ladakh/360731 | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref> Ladakhi religious organisations like [[Ladakh Buddhist Association]] and [[Islamia School, Kargil|Anjuman-e-Jamiat-ul-Ulama Asna Asharia]] have major influences as well.<ref name="Irfan 2009">{{cite web | last=Irfan | first=Shams | title=FAULTLINE LADAKH | website=Kashmir Life | date=2009-08-01 | url=https://kashmirlife.net/faultline-ladakh-361/ | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=The Monasteries Of Ladakh | website=Outlook India | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/see/story/68857/influence-of-the-monasteries-among-the-locals-of-ladakh | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Chakravarty | first=Ipsita | title=Saffron shadows: Has the covert presence of Hindutva groups helped the BJP in Ladakh? | website=Scroll.in | date=2019-05-05 | url=https://scroll.in/article/922333/saffron-shadows-has-the-covert-presence-of-hindutva-groups-helped-the-bjp-in-ladakh | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>

==History==
{{main|Ladakh Chronicles}}
[[File:Ladakh Districts (2019).svg|thumb|Map of the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh]]
After collapse of [[Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh]], Ladakh became part of the princely state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] before [[Dogra–Tibetan War]].<ref name="Chavan 2019">{{cite web | last=Chavan | first=Akshay | title=How Ladakh Became Part of J&K | website=Live History India | date=2019-08-06 | url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/snapshort-histories/2019/08/06/the-conquest-of-ladakh | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Stones of silence: Ladakh and beyond | website=The Sunday Guardian Live | date=2020-09-26 | url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/stones-silence-ladakh-beyond | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref> After 1947, Ladakh continued to be part of [[India]]n state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. [[Ladakh Union Territory Front]] was formed demanding Ladakh to be formed separate [[Union territory]].<ref name="Irfan 2009" /> Ladakh was [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|created]] as separate union territory in 2019 with celebrations in [[Leh]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ladakh celebrates ‘1st Independence Day’ after being declared UT | website=Mint | date=2019-08-15 | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ladakh-celebrates-1st-independence-day-after-being-declared-ut-1565875091148.html | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>

==Political parties of Ladakh==
Major political parties are:
*[[Indian National Congress]] (Congress)<ref>{{cite web | author=Ishfaq-ul-Hassan | title=National Conference & Congress win Kargil polls; PDP, BJP fall by wayside | website=DNA India | date=2018-09-02 | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-national-conference-congress-win-kargil-polls-pdp-bjp-fall-by-wayside-2658080 | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)<ref>{{cite web | title=Police probing money distribution at BJP rally in Ladakh | website=Kashmir Images Newspaper | date=2019-05-06 | url=https://thekashmirimages.com/2019/05/06/police-probing-money-distribution-at-bjp-rally-in-ladakh/ | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]] (NC)<ref>{{cite web | title=National Conference-Congress alliance set to claim LAHDC Kargil Council; BJP only manages to open its account | website=Firstpost | date=2018-09-01 | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/national-conference-congress-alliance-set-to-claim-lahdc-kargil-council-bjp-only-manages-to-open-its-account-5095641.html | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)<ref>{{cite web | title=Bahujan Samaj Party, Leh to revamp its party structure | website=Reach Ladakh | date=2017-10-16 | url=https://www.reachladakh.com/news/social-news/bahujan-samaj-party-leh-to-revamp-its-party-structure | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP)<ref>{{cite web | last=Dasal | first=Stanzin | title=Aam Aadmi Party formally launch in Leh, Ladakh | website=Reach Ladakh | date=2020-07-22 | url=https://www.reachladakh.com/news/politics/aam-aadmi-party-formally-launch-in-leh-ladakh | access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Politics of India]]
*[[Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]
*[[Administration of Ladakh]]
*[[Ladakh Police]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Politics of India by state or territory}}
{{Ladakh}}

[[Category:Politics of Ladakh]]

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