US EditionLadakh Gets Its First Politician LG as Kavinder Gupta Takes Charge - The Statesman
LEH, LADAKH, JUL 18 – Kavinder Gupta succeeds Brigadier B D Mishra as Ladakh's third Lieutenant Governor amid upcoming talks on statehood and 6th Schedule status demands, officials said.
- Kavinder Gupta, a senior BJP leader and the first politician Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, took oath on July 18, 2025, in Leh.
- Gupta's appointment followed the resignation of Brigadier B D Mishra, who succeeded the first LG R K Mathur after Ladakh became a Union Territory in 2019.
- The oath ceremony was administered by Chief Justice Arun Palli at Ladakh Raj Niwas, with Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal reading the warrant issued by President Droupadi Murmu.
- Gupta, aged 66, expressed gratitude to the President, Prime Minister Modi, and party workers, pledging to work unitedly for Ladakh's development and to address past discrimination.
- His leadership signals a focus on equal development of Leh and Kargil regions and aims to elevate Ladakh as a top global tourist destination.
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Gupta takes oath as Ladakh L-G, promises inclusive development - The Tribune
Pointing towards the discrimination with Ladakh in the past, former Deputy Chief Minister of J&K Kavinder Gupta who took oath as the new Lieutenant Governor of the UT on Friday pledged inclusive development of all regions and communities.
·Chandigarh, India
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Kavinder Gupta Takes Oath as Ladakh LG; Promises to Work Unitedly on Development
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Shortly after taking oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta on Friday assured that work for the development of Ladakh would be done unitedly, further stating that Ladakh would be taken to a stage where it would be named among the top states for tourism in the world. India News | Kavinder Gupta Takes Oath as Ladakh LG; Promises to Work Unitedly on Development.
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