Ladakh, once a part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, became a Union Territory following the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state into two separate Union Territories in August 2019, Jammu and Kashmir with a legislature and Ladakh without one. Since then, the region has grappled with its newfound administrative status and has been advocating for greater autonomy and protection of its cultural and demographic identity because the people were left without legislation to protect their land, culture, and jobs. Their statehood was reduced to a Union Territory without a legislature. A Lokniti survey pointed out that four-tenths of Jammu residents are opposed to abrogation of special status and a larger majority seeking restoration of statehood.

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