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In a large displacement successful governmental equations, the Kitex-backed Twenty20 supported the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) successful Vadavucode-Puthencruz grama panchayat successful Ernakulam district.
Congress’ Reji Thomas was elected panchayat president connected Saturday (December 27, 2025) arsenic 2 ward members of Twenty20 voted for him. The Congress’ Deepa Biju was elected vice-president. It helped the UDF wrest the panchayat from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) aft 10 years, though it has lone 7 members, portion the LDF has eight.
The UDF has travel to powerfulness successful 71 of the 82 grama panchayats successful the district, portion the LDF has been restricted to seven. District Congress Committee president Mohammed Shiyas termed it a ‘record win’ for the Congress and its allies successful Ernakulam. Twenty20 has won the president’s station successful 4 grama panchayats.
The predetermination of heads of grama panchayats and artifact panchayats had its stock of twists and turns, too the astonishment ‘coalition’ successful Vadavucode-Puthencruz grama panchayat.
In Vadavucode artifact panchayat, the LDF’s Amrutha Sanoop became president done gully of tons arsenic some the LDF and the UDF had 5 members each. Twenty20 has 4 members there. Vypeen is the lone different artifact panchayat wherever the LDF has travel to power, portion the UDF has won the remaining 12.
The LDF’s K.P. James became president successful Pothanikkad grama panchayat done gully of lots.
In Chendamangalam grama panchayat, CPI(M) rebel Fazal Rahman voted for the Congress’ P.A. Haridas who was elected president. Mr. Rahman’s basal proved important arsenic it helped the UDF, which has 9 members, summation the required bulk of 10 votes.
The elections successful Vengola grama panchayat was postponed aft members of the LDF and Twenty20 did not crook up for voting.
The 4 grama panchayats wherever the Twenty20 won powerfulness are Kizhakkambalam, Aikkaranadu, Thiruvaniyoor, and Poothrikka. In Poothrikka, wherever some the UDF and Twenty20 had won 7 seats each and the LDF two, Twenty20 won the president’s station done gully of lots. The Congress bagged the vice-president’s position.
