The appointment of Kavinder Gupta, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, as the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh has triggered intense political developments, especially in the saffron stronghold of Jammu. Now, senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister is all set to be the Rajya Sabha Member Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir.
More than just a routine administrative reshuffle, Gupta’s elevation to a constitutional post in Ladakh signifies a larger political reordering by the BJP at the behest of its top leadership and the ideological guidance of the RSS. It appears to be a prelude to further recalibration in the political structure. Question is being asked, who next to reward Jammu for giving the BJP unprecedented mandate in 2024 assembly elections.
Reliable sources confirmed to STATE TIMES that one name that prominently figures in this context is Prof Nirmal Singh – a seasoned RSS ideologue, former Deputy Chief Minister of J&K, and a past president of the Pradesh BJP. By all calculations, Singh could be fielded for the Rajya Sabha from either Jammu and Kashmir, a move that could serve multiple strategic and political objectives for the BJP in the Union Territory.
Nirmal Singh is not just another political face from Jammu; he is one of the ideological architects of BJP’s sustained growth in J&K. With a background steeped in academia and ideological clarity shaped by decades of RSS training, Singh represents the rare blend of intellectual depth and grassroots political engagement.
As a former Deputy CM and Speaker of the