Tashi Topgyal announces third consecutive bid for presidential office

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 29: Tashi Topgyal, who previously contested the 2016 and 2021 presidential elections, formally announced his candidacy for the 2026 Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) presidential race on Saturday during a press meet at the Tibetan Welfare Office Hall in Dharamshala. He kicked off the press conference precisely at 11:39 a.m., a timing he said aligns with a personal numerical pattern dating back to his years in the military.

This marks the third successive bid for the top office of the Tibetan polity by the candidate who is known widely as the “the shepard” . However...

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