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'''Ladakh Union Territory Front''' ('''LUTF''') was formed in 2002 as a conglomerate of political parties in [[Ladakh]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Shakspo | first=Nawang Tsering | title=Ladakh’s journey from Wazarat to Union Territory | website=Reach Ladakh | date=2020-03-19 | url=https://www.reachladakh.com/news/oped-page/ladakh-s-journey-from-wazarat-to-union-territory | access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{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=2020-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Leh Observed Shutdown To Demand Union Territory | website=Kashmir Life | date=2018-11-26 | url=https://kashmirlife.net/leh-observed-shutdown-to-demand-union-territory-193223/ | access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ladakhis-ecstatic-after-government-proposes-union-territory-status/story-nnizyj4AaqjE3dPkOHhXXM.html|title=Ladakhis ecstatic after government proposes Union Territory status|date=5 August 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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==Objective==<br />
Its basic objective was to fight for the [[Union Territory]] status for [[Ladakh]]. A consortium of political parties formed in 2002 decided that a regional party shall be formed under a single flag and carry the struggle for the Union territory status for Ladakh. Things changed when few of the nominated candidates shifted sides and joined [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). Since then a kind of bipartisan politics begun in Ladakh between the LUTF and the Indian National Congress.<br />
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===Merger===<br />
In 2010, when the elections for LAHDC, Leh, was round the corner, LUTF merged into [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). Subsequently, the BJP won 4 out of 26 seats on the council in this election.<br />
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==Fulfillment of demand==<br />
In August 2019, the [[Parliament of India]] passed an [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|act]] by which Ladakh became a union territory on 31 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ladakh-celebrates-1st-independence-day-after-becoming-union-territory-watch/1676609/|title=Ladakh celebrates ‘1st Independence Day’ after becoming union territory – watch|date=15 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Support from Gilgit Baltistan==<br />
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[[Gilgit-Baltistan]] activist Senge H Sering supported [[Ladakh]] as separate Union Territory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/china-feels-threatened-by-indias-infra-building-in-ladakh-says-gilgit-activist-307143/amp|title=China feels threatened by India`s infra building in Ladakh, says Gilgit activist , Pakistan News &#124; wionews.com|website=www.wionews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/india/article/poks-gilgit-baltistan-activist-demands-representation-in-indian-parliament/464643|title=We are part of India: PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan activist demands representation in Indian Parliament &#124; India News|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2019/nov/06/pakistan-illegally-occupied-pok-gilgit-baltistan-claims-activist-2057997.amp|title=Pakistan illegally occupied PoK, Gilgit Baltistan, claims activist - The New Indian Express|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ladakh]]<br />
*[[Politics of Ladakh]]<br />
*[[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]]<br />
*[[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]]<br />
*[[Ladakh Buddhist Association]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2002 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct political parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:Former member parties of the National Democratic Alliance]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Ladakh]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2010]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in 2002]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties in Ladakh]]<br />
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