Several from the community in the state have served the armed forces, but the Gorkhas have been ignored by all political parties, claimed a leader from the community Kapil Pradhan.
Neither the BJP nor the Congress have ever given a ticket to a Gorkha from the state. "We have selected Ravinder Rana, a retired bank officer, to represent the Dharamshala assembly segment. If the parties ignore us, we will fight on our own," he said.