Elections to the posts of presidents and vice-presidents of district, block and grama panchayats were held across Kerala on Saturday. Both the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won control of seven district panchayats each and elected their respective presidents and vice-presidents. In Thiruvananthapuram, LDF’s V. Priyadarshini was elected president and B.P. Murali vice-president of the district panchayat.

Elections to the posts of presidents and vice-presidents of district, block and grama panchayats were held across Kerala on Saturday. Both the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won control of seven district panchayats each and elected their respective presidents and vice-presidents. In Thiruvananthapuram, LDF’s V. Priyadarshini was elected president and B.P. Murali vice-president of the district panchayat.