The BJP had achieved its maiden victory in Ladakh in 2014, defeating the Congress candidate by a mere 36 votes. Karbalai is believed to be a proxy Congress candidate, tasked to divide the Mulsim vote which could otherwise have consolidated behind Hussain, a journalist turned politician. The BJP had achieved its maiden victory in Ladakh in 2014, defeating the Congress candidate by a mere 36 votes. According to the police complaint, the incident happened on Thursday at hotel Singay Palace in Leh after state BJP president Ravinder Raina addressed a news conference. Sunil Sethi, chief spokesperson for the state BJP, denied the allegation.

Source: The Telegraph May 05, 2019 01:52 UTC