'Whoever is left...': Omar Abdullah urges NC's Kargil unit to support INDIA candidate

A day after the Kargil unit of the National Conference resigned en masse, party vice president Omar Abdullah made a renewed outreach to the leaders to support the INDIA candidate from the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat.

Unhappy with the INDIA bloc fielding Congress' Tsering Namgyal from Ladakh, NC's Kargil unit decided to quit and support Independent candidate and former NC leader Haji Hanifa Jan instead.

The leaders cited pressure from the party to support the Congress candidate.

Reacting to the mass resignations, Abdullah said, "Unfortunately, my people in Kargil didn't pay heed to my words. They have decided to shun Namgyal, putting us in a difficult position."

"I once again urge the leaders from Leh and Kargil, whoever is left in the National Conference, to vote for Namgyal," he said.