Major power centres are Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh[1] and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil[2] alongside Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency.

[4] Ladakhi religious organisations like Ladakh Buddhist Association, Imam Khomeni Memorial Trust and Anjuman-e-Jamiat-ul-Ulama Asna Asharia have major influences as well.

[8][9] After 1947, Ladakh continued to be part of Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Ladakh Union Territory Front was formed demanding Ladakh to be formed separate Union territory.

[5] Ladakh was created as separate union territory in 2019 with celebrations in Leh.