Mangalore: DK district Panchayat elections for President and vice-president are likely on Tuesday, at the ZP office here. Senior woman member Ms.Asha Thimmappa is almost certain to be elected as President this time.
Earlier, Asha was chairman of a Standing Committee of ZP. The seat also goes in her favour as common women’s category candidate this year. Among 24 BJP members, 13 are women; of 12 are newcomers. The deputy chief post could be given to one of them, such as Shailaja.
There will be one more meeting of BJP ZP members today to finalise names for ZP chief and deputy.