The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Union Home Minister Amit Shah shared that the new districts—Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang—are part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to create a developed and prosperous Ladakh. This development aims to improve governance and deliver public benefits directly to the residents. The new districts will join the existing two districts, Leh and Kargil, bringing the total to seven. This announcement comes ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which will be the first since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.